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Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe'
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe'
Locust
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This select form of Black Locust really comes into its own in spring. The late emerging finely textured foliage begins life an interesting bronze red, before taking on greener tones in summer. Dense chains of highly fragrant purple-pink flowers erupt in late spring, and are magnets for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, enough to make this a desirable plant for honey production.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4 to Zone 8 |
| Light Requirements: | Full Sun to Part Shade |
| Height: | 9.0 m to 12.2 m |
| Spread: | 6.0 m to 9.0 m |
| Soil Requirements: | Average dry to evenly moist soils |
| Bloom Time | Mid to late spring |
| Planting Time: | Early spring to early summer, early fall |
| Use: | Specimen tree, shade tree, pollinator gardens, honey source |
| Flower Colour & Shape: | Pendant chains (to 20 cm long) of fragrant purplish pink pea-like flowers that become purple brown seed pods in autumn |
| Foliage: | Pinnately compound leaves of up to 23 leaflets, emerge bronze red in spring, maturing to bronzy blue green. Fall colour is an unremarkable yellow |
| Benefits: | Fast growth, fragrance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, salt tolerant, attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds |