Elbowbush Dappled Shade with tubular red to pink

with tubular red to pink flowers that rise above the foliage

making it susceptible to breaking in strong winds

Nectar Source Plant: Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

The tree showcases delicate leaves divided into pairs of oval leaflets and bursts forth with vibrant white or pink flower clusters that resemble orchids from March through May

Elbowbush Dappled Shade with tubular red to pinkForestiera pubescens Common names include Elbowbush, Stretchberry, Spring Herald, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, New Mexico Privet, Texas Forsythia Elbowbush is a charming, deciduous, multi trunked medium shrub that grows upright into a gentle, rounded vase shape. When pruned, its branches often grow back at an angle, hence the name Elbowbush. Its sharply branching limbs showcase a lovely pale gray bark that beautifully