Forest Pansy Redbud
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ · a purple-leaf redbud
A redbud grown for its leaves: they open purple-red, deepen to purple through summer and turn red, orange and gold in fall, after lilac-pink flowers line the bare branches in early spring. It makes a striking small specimen. Give it some afternoon shade where summers run hot, steady moisture and good drainage.
- Mature size
- 25 × 24 ft
- 7.5 × 7.5 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a–9b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to moist
- Blooms
- Apr
- Fall color Oct–Nov
Forest Pansy Redbud at its mature size
A mature Forest Pansy Redbud grows 20 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 35 feet wide, taller than most people.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: NC State Extension, The Tree Center.
Through the year
What Forest Pansy Redbud looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Dormant · Dec–Feb
Bare zigzag branches.
In flower · Mar–Apr
Bare branches covered in small rose-pink pea flowers.
In leaf · May–Sep
Heart-shaped reddish-purple leaves.
Fall · Oct–Nov
Leaves turned orange and yellow-bronze.
Photos
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Growing Forest Pansy Redbud
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, and the Midwest.
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Good for
- Specimen, drought tolerant, deer resistant, pollinators, fall color, and fast growing
- Leaves
- Drops its leaves in winter
- Native to
- Eastern North America
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Forest Pansy Redbud, that’s about 24 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Forest Pansy Redbud in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other redbuds
Western Redbud
Flame Thrower Redbud
Forest Pansy Redbud
Eastern RedbudAll drawn to the same scale.