Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Common name:
Avondale Chinese Redbud
Pronunciation:
SER-sis chi-NEN-sis
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Deciduous shrub or small tree; leaves dark green, leathery; flowers rose-purple, produced in abundance.
- Sun to part shade.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 6 Originated in the suburb of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. First grown commercially by Duncan & Davies nursery of Plymouth, New Zealand.
- Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden
- Oregon State Univ. campus: west of Learning Inovation Center (LINC)
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plant habit, flowering
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plant habit, flowering
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flowering branches and flowers
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plant habit, summer
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leaf
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flower buds, late summer
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plant habit, summer
