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Cercis Canadensis ‘Covey’

Plant Information:

The winter landscape may appear bleak and uninteresting for the gardener whose cup is half empty. For the cup-half-full crowd, winter is an opportunity to see things in a new light. Laid bare by the loss of foliage, the underpinnings of formerly innocuous mounds and mops appear. Given an open mind, one might find features worthy of attention.
‘Covey’ (sometimes found under the trademark name Lavender Twist), for example, is a selection of Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud) noted for its contorted branch growth. Unstaked, a specimen of ‘Covey’ will eventually form a mound of twisted branches unlikely to exceed five feet in height. Individual plants that are staked, or grafted to standards, will develop a weeping habit (see image).
Like most other Eastern redbuds, ‘Covey’ blooms lavender-pink in early to mid-spring (along with many spring bulbs, like daffodils), and bears heart-shaped leaves in summer. Additionally, unlike weeping crabapples and cherries, ‘Covey’ (like other redbuds) is subject to few pests and diseases.

For more about redbuds, the reader is referred to the extensive section on that species in Tripp and Raulston’s “The Year In Trees; Superb Woody Plants for Four-Season Gardens.” A copy of that can be found on the shelves of the Hoffman Library.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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