Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis L. - Pea family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 24 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Eastern Redbud: Acronicta americana, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Archips argyrospila, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io, Automeris io io, Automeris io neomexicana, Automeris louisiana, Automeris zephyria, Callophrys henrici, Eurytides marcellus, Fascista cercerisella, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa maculata, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica california, Norape ovina, Oligocentria semirufescens, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma leucostigma, Papilio troilus, Schizura ipomoeae, Sosipatra thurberiae
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.