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Cercis canadensis 'Eternal Flame' (Eastern redbud 'Eternal Flame')

Other names: American Judas tree 'Eternal Flame', North American redbud 'Eternal Flame', Cercis canadensis 'NC2016-2', Cercis canadensis 'Flame Thrower'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Eternal Flame' is a rounded to spreading, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with heart-shaped, pointed leaves, dark red in spring, turning orange then yellow to yellow-green by summer, and shades of red, orange, and yellow in autumn. Clusters of pea-like, reddish-pink flowers bloom on bare branches in spring.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
6 m 4.5 m 20-50 years
19 ft 14 ft 20-50 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in fertile, deep, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or dappled shade. Prefers loam soil.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Specimen tree

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 1, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Spreading, Rounded

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Scale insects

Leafhoppers

Diseases

Coral spot

Verticillium wilt

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Take semi-ripe cuttings

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (spring)

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