‘Ruby Falls’ conquers Europe via Israel
Last Year Us based royalty management agency PlantHaven international brought Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ to Europe.
The purple leaved Cercis debuted in this part of the word on the Dutch trade show of hardy nursery stock Plantarium. Next week ‘Ruby Falls’ is one of the 25 nominees for the Innovert competition on the French trade show Salon du Végétal in Angers (February 19-21).
‘Ruby Falls’ will be shown in Angers by Pépinières Ripaud, a nursery of more than 100 hectares in Cheffois (Vendée – France). According in the website of this company, the family Ripaud travels already for over fifty years over the world in search of new products.
Weeping with purple foliage
For the Innovert compettion ‘Ruby Falls’ is described as a Cercis which combines a weeping growth habit with purple foliage. “Its deciduous leaves and its clear, violet-pink pea shaped flowers are formed during the spring before the appearance of the dark red heart-shaped leaves. In summer these leaves are green, while the new shoots remain a varnished reddish-violet color. Its height is limited to 1.50 m and more if staked. It is suitable for small gardens or in pots on the balconies and terraces. It withstands temperatures up to – 26 °C.