Carolina Sweetheart Redbud Attracts Song Birds and keeps a long-lasting bounty

and keeps a long-lasting bounty of color all summer and well into fall

the kousa takes on a variegated orange

making this an excellent addition to pollinator-supporting landscapes

"Salix babylonica: Weeping Willow

tulip blooms make them a good tree for flower beds

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud Attracts Song Birds and keeps a long-lasting bountyThe variegated leaves on the Carolina Sweetheart Redbud are unlike anything we have ever seen. Following the pink flowers, maroon, red and pink leaves emerge in early spring transitioning to variegated green and white as they age. These leaves keep the tree awash with reds, pinks, whites, and greens that swirls through the leaves and tree. As fall approaches the tree transitions to shades of yellow with the reds and whites of the variegation still