Covey Lavender Twist® Weeping Eastern Redbud

Covey, sold as Lavender Twist®, is a distinctive eastern redbud with contorted branches that arch downward into a compact, umbrella-like crown. Magenta-pink flowers appear on the bare branches in early spring before the green, heart-shaped leaves unfold ([Utah State University Botanical Center](https://extension.usu.edu/botanicalcenter/trees-of-varga-arboretum/lavender-twist-redbud), [US Plant Patent PP10,328](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP10328P/en)). ## Size and Form Plan for a small ornamental tree roughly 4–10 feet tall and wide, while allowing additional room if the crown spreads with age. The twisted limbs and pendulous branchlets make it a natural specimen for a lawn, courtyard, or prominent garden bed. The cultivar patent describes its low leader and arching branches as defining features ([US Plant Patent PP10,328](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP10328P/en)). ## Site and Seasonal Interest Give it full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil. Spring flowers are followed by green foliage; the leaves turn yellow in fall. A site with consistent moisture and good drainage helps avoid stress, especially during establishment ([Utah State University Botanical Center](https://extension.usu.edu/botanicalcenter/trees-of-varga-arboretum/lavender-twist-redbud), [Dawes Arboretum](https://dawesarb.arboretumexplorer.org/taxon.aspx?t=20764)). ## Maintenance Water while establishing and during extended dry weather. Prune selectively after flowering to clear damaged growth or preserve access beneath the canopy; avoid removing the contorted framework that gives this cultivar its character.