WALLACE W HANSEN

Native Plants of the Northwest
Native Plant Nursery & Gardens

2158 Bower Ct S.E., Salem, Oregon 97317-9216

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Updated April 25, 2010

Cercis occidentalis (Western Redbud)

A fine deciduous shrub, the Western Redbud favors dry, sunny areas.

A true native beauty, it graces the landscape from the Pacific Coast to Utah, in USDA zones 6-10.

It usually develops multiple stems with an open form, to 8.’ In spring, brilliant magenta flowers like sweet peas burst forth even before the blue-green leaves are open! Absolutely fabulous!

Reddish brown seed pods persist through the winter months.

The flowers, buds, seed pods and seeds are all edible – just picture those glorious blossoms tossed in a salad or strewn across a chocolate cake!

Western Redbud is also symbiotic with nitrogen fixing bacteria, and improves the soil for its neighbours.

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