How to tend a Cercis occidentalis
Also known as: Cercis latissima Greene, Cercis nephrophylla Greene, Siliquastrum occidentale (Torr. ex A.Gray) Greene, Cercis californica Torr. ex Benth.
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Water thoroughly after soil surface dries
Sunlight
Like adequate light, slight shade tolerance
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring and autumn
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Leguminosae, Cercis
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period March-April, viewing period 2-3 weeks
- Flower colors
- purple red or pink
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