Plant Database
Flame Thrower Redbud
Cercis canadensis ‘Flame Thrower’
True to its name, Flame Thrower provides a fiery, long-lasting color show. Its new growth emerges bright red, matures to brilliant gold, and finally settles to green. This “traffic light” sequence of foliage color, combined with lavender-pink spring flowers, creates exceptional multi-season interest for a sunny spot in the Bay Area landscape.
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Offers a spectacular, sequential foliage display: new leaves are vivid red, mature to bright yellow-gold, and finally become green for the summer, with all three colors often present at once.
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Produces a lovely crop of lavender-pink flowers on bare branches in early spring.
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Provides vibrant interest from spring through fall, with the colorful new growth continuing to emerge throughout the growing season.
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Holds its gold color better in full sun than some other yellow-leaved varieties, making it suitable for brighter locations.
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Exhibits good heat tolerance and the general toughness of the species.