What Are the Yellow Tubular Flowering Bushes?
When bushes featuring yellow tubular flowers are discussed, there are several varieties of bushes, shrubs and woody vines that come to mind. One plant is an early spring show-stopper while the others serve as nutritious food sources for a variety of flying insects and birds. These visually appealing plants are grown in several regions of the country. Does this Spark an idea?
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Forsythia
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The forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) is one of the earliest of spring-blooming bushes. The woody shrub displays small bright yellow flowers from the base to the tip of each branch. Flowers are tubular in shape at first bloom and open to display four individual petals as they mature, remaining tubular only near the stem. The flowers give way to green leaves. Forsythia are often used as hedge plants as they are capable of growing up to 10 feet tall and 15 feet wide if not pruned.
Carolina Jasmine
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Carolina jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a woody evergreen vine. When grown on a small trellis, the dense vine must be shaped or it will naturally cascade over the trellis' top. Carolina jasmine flowers from winter to spring but maintains longer displays in parts of the southwest. It features a display of small, fragrant yellow tubular flowers and petite green leaves. The plant is a draw for bees, moths, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Chuparosa
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Chuparosa (justicia californica) is a somewhat drought-tolerant shrub known to produce tubular flowers of several colors based on the variety. Flowers range in color from dark orange to red to bright yellow. Chuparosa is commonly grown in arid regions and is native to the Sonoran Desert. As a landscape plant, chuparosa grows to an average size of 3 to 4 feet tall and up to 6 feet wide, blooming from winter to spring. The shrub is a draw for hummingbirds.
Bush Honeysuckle
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Considered invasive in some regions of the country, bush honeysuckle blooms each spring and early summer, producing fragrant white and pink tubular flowers that fade to yellow as they age. Unlike common native honeysuckle vines, introduced bush varieties are native to Asia. Depending on the variety, bush honeysuckle can grow to enormous sizes of up to 20 feet tall. Flowers gives way to red berries that mature during fall months.
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- Photo Credit Forsythia Flowers image by Courtenay Smith from Fotolia.com
