Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cercis chinensis Bunge

Chinese redbud

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cercis
Species: chinensis
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000683
English name: Chinese redbud
Arabic name: سرسيس
Native: China
Country: China
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous shrub or small tree leaves heart-shaped and tinted red-purple flowers before the leaves, bright pink pea pods purple, flattened

Ornamental plant. Landscape

Texture: Chalk Clay Heavy clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, semi hardwood cuttings
Flowering time: Early spring
Zone: 6 : 9
pH range: 5.5-7.8
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Nitrogen fixation Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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