Plants of the Cercis Genus at BCA
The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.
Cercis canadensis
Eastern RedbudA lovely small, native understory tree with showy, lavender-pink spring flowers.
- Cercis canadensis // Eastern Redbud ("straight species")
- Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red' // Appalachian Red Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Floating Clouds' // Floating Clouds Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' // Forest Pansy Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' // Hearts of Gold Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'JN2' // The Rising Sun™ Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Little Woody' // Little Woody Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' // Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Silver Cloud' // Silver Cloud Redbud
- Cercis canadensis 'Tennessee Pink' // Tennessee Pink Redbud
- Cercis canadensis var. alba // White Redbud
Cercis chinensis
Chinese Redbud- Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' // Avondale Chinese Redbud
Cercis racemosa
Chain-flowered RedbudA unique redbud with silvery-pink to rose/purple flowers in long racemes, resembling wisteria flowers, but may be damaged by cold winters in Zone 6.
- Cercis racemosa // Chain-flowered Redbud ("straight species")