Carolina Sweetheart Redbud 1 Live Tree – Cercis canadensis ‘Carolina Sweetheart’ – 36″ – 2 Gallon Pot

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Carolina Sweetheart’) is a distinctive deciduous ornamental tree known for its colorful variegated foliage and attractive spring flowers. In early spring, clusters of rosy-pink to magenta flowers appear along the branches, creating a vibrant seasonal display before or as the leaves emerge.

The heart-shaped leaves provide the tree's most recognizable ornamental feature. New foliage often displays combinations of pink, burgundy, and red tones, gradually developing attractive patterns of green, creamy white, and pink. These changing colors create a layered, multicolored appearance that distinguishes Carolina Sweetheart from traditional Eastern Redbud selections.

Supplied as one live Carolina Sweetheart Redbud tree in a 2 gallon nursery pot, this specimen measures approximately 36 inches tall at the time of shipping. It generally performs well in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. Its colorful foliage and spring blossoms make it suitable for ornamental specimen plantings, residential landscapes, and mixed garden borders.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Tree

Pot Size: 2 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Approx. 36 inches tall at time of shipping.

Common Name: Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Scientific Name: Cercis canadensis ‘Carolina Sweetheart’

Plant Form: Live Potted Ornamental Tree

Flower Color: Rosy pink to magenta

Foliage Color: Pink, burgundy, green, and creamy white

Growth Habit: Upright, branching

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

• Scientific Name: Cercis canadensis ‘Carolina Sweetheart’

• Plant Quantity: 1 live tree

• Pot Size: 2 Gallon Pot

• Shipping Height: Approx. 36 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental flowering tree

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Rosy pink to magenta

• Flowering Season: Early spring

• Flower Arrangement: Clusters along the branches

• Foliage Color: Pink, burgundy, green, creamy white

• Foliage Pattern: Variegated

• Leaf Shape: Heart-shaped

• New Growth: Pink to burgundy tones

• Growth Habit: Upright, branching

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Soil Preference: Well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate during establishment

• Landscape Uses: Ornamental specimen tree, mixed borders, residential landscapes

• Container Suitable: Suitable for nursery container growing; landscape planting recommended

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; may ship dormant or leafless

• Primary Ornamental Features: Variegated foliage and pink spring flowers

One live Carolina Sweetheart Redbud tree (Cercis canadensis ‘Carolina Sweetheart’), natural woody trunk and branches, seasonal variegated foliage when actively growing, root system, growing medium, and 2 gallon nursery pot.

Shipping Height: Approx. 36 inches tall at time of shipping.

Pot Size: 2 Gallon Pot