Lavendar Twist

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LAVENDER TWIST WEEPING REDBUD

Cercis canadensis "Covey" PP No. 10328

In 1991 Miss. Connie Covey of Westfield, N.Y., asked her local garden center to help her reproduce a small tree that had been given to her by her mother some 30 years before. Knowing that Northeast Ohio is a world famous center for quality nurseries and plants, they asked a Madison, Ohio nurseryman for advice. What they were all surprised to learn, was that they had a never before recorded new tree! Named in honor of its discoverer, Covey Eastern Redbud is the first hardy weeping redbud ever marketed, and was granted a U.S. Patent because of this uniqueness. Always growing as a low spreading, mounding plant, it has lovely lavender colored flowers in early spring, followed by dense leaves that give the plant the appearance of being shingled. Also marketed under the name "Lavender Twist" ™, it has been featured in many leading retail garden catalogues, including Wayside Garden. First shown to the general public by The Holden Arboretum in 1998, this plant is now appearing in local nurseries and garden stores.

Pictures courtesy of Tim Brotzman, Brotzman's Nursery, Madison, Ohio

Lavender Twist with dense shingled leaves in the Summer.

Miss Connie Covey shown with the original Lavender Twist.

The original Lavender Twist taken during the winter.

A Lavender Twist blooming in the Spring.