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Tried and True Native Plant Selections
for the Mid-Atlantic
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Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
Copious clusters of fabulous pink to fuchsia flowers hug bare branches in early spring giving way to heart-shaped leaves. This Pea family member often grows as an understory tree in mixed forests in the Mid-Atlantic Region* from southern Pennsylvania through Virginia. The Virginia Native Plant Society named Eastern Redbud as Wildflower of the Year for 2013.
*It is native to DC. Its status in DE is historical. In VA, it is common in the mountains and the Piedmont and infrequent in the Coastal Plain.
Learn more about other Mid-Atlantic plants:
Tried and True Native Plant Fact Sheets