Golden Trumpet Bush

This giant shrub grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 145 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many flexible, wavy stems covered in wrinkled, dark green bark, and the wood inside is white.

The branches are very short and thin that and are covered with small bunches of miniature, slender, pointed, leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are light red and gold, frail and soft.

In late spring it produces thousands of small, gold flowers with needle-like petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are very delicate and have an overpowering scent that smells like warm cookies.