Plant of the Week- Episode 406

Common Name:
‘Hearts of Gold’ redbud

Scientific Name:
Cercis canadensis - ‘Hearts of Gold’

The ‘Hearts of Gold’ cultivar was discovered in a NC home landscape by Jon Roethling.  Roethling is a former horticulture student at North Carolina State University.

Size: 
12'-15' tall x 15'-20' wide in 5 years

Foliage: 
This truly outstanding and unique form of our Eastern Redbud is distinguished by its striking, intense golden yellow spring foliage which gradually changes to chartreuse as the summer advances.

Heart-shaped leaves; young growth can assume subtle pink tones 

Flowers:
Pale pink-lavender flowers in early Spring

Culture:
Partial to full sun

Plant of the Week provided by: Dr. Tom Ranney Fletcher, NC