Unique Ruby Falls Redbud Combines Deep Color & Weeping Habit

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The exciting landscape potential of this new cultivar is electrifying the nursery industry. 

Ruby Falls Redbud is exploding off the charts of woody plant desirability as an entirely new variety, displaying purple foliage on a small weeping form of this native understory tree.  A new and distinct cultivar, this attention-getting combo of features sets Ruby Falls apart from all other existing cultivars of redbud tree.

Ruby Falls, an F2 hybrid, inherited its weeping form from one parent plant: the weeping green 'Covey' redbud (aka Lavender Twist™), and its dark ruby-purple leaf color from another parent: 'Forest Pansy' redbud.  In combination these traits set Ruby Falls apart as a new specimen form.  

Weeping, pendulous, cascading Ruby Falls Redbud exhibits an excellent branching structure.  Zig-zaging branches form a cascading crown. The weeping tree reaches a moderate height of 4-6 feet and a spread 6-8 feet. 

Redbuds are true harbingers of spring. Ruby Falls blooms profusely in early spring when clusters of tiny hot pink rose-purple, pea-like flowers accentuate the bare, pendulous branches and mature trunks for 2-3 weeks (March-April) before the foliage emerges.  Flowers are attractive to pollinators and seed pods resembling snow peas appear in summer.

The rich, purple, heart-shaped leaves open bright ruby-purple in spring, then gradually mature to deep purple, and ultimately change to green as the season progresses. Fall color on this deciduous ornamental is yellow until leaf drop in early winter.  

Ruby Falls Redbud provides a spectacular pendulous waterfall of alluring color for garden and landscape and is perfectly suited to be a specimen or garden feature plant due to its eye-catching weeping form and large red foliage. Small gardens enjoy the elegance and small stature of Ruby Falls. The cultivar benefits from an exposure of part sun to shade and is easily grown in a range of well-drained soil types; do not overwater.  It is hardy in U.S.D.A. Zones 6 – 9.  Birds, butterflies and bees find Ruby Falls attractive and visit frequently.

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Statistics Chart for Ruby Falls Redbud (PPAF), F2 hybrid of Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’ (synonym Lavender Twist™) x Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Plant Category:	Deciduous flowering tree
Mature Height:	4-6 feet
Mature Spread:	6-8 feet
Mature Form:	Weeping, pendulous, cascading form. The perfect specimen tree for   small yards.
Growth Rate:	Moderate
Sun Exposure:	Best grown in part sun to shade
Heat Tolerance:	Lovely choice for those gardeners and landscape designers looking for dark foliage on a small, weeping tree with added bonuses of flowering and native.
Soil Moisture:	Well-drained soils, regular watering when establishing a new specimen
Soil Type:	Loamy, Sandy, or Clay; wide range
Flower Color:	Tiny, bright pink, rose-purple, pea-like flowers, profuse blooming
Bloom Time:	Flowers on bare branches in early spring
Seed Pods:	Flat pods resembling snow peas in summer
Summer Color:	Deciduous, heart-shaped  dark purple leaves, ultimately changing to green
Fall Color:	Yellow color in autumn
pH Level:	5.5 – 7.5
Zones:	6 – 9
Heredity:	U.S., Breeder Dr. Dennis Werner, Plant Haven, Inc., CA on behalf of North Caroling State University

                                                           

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