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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches (45-60 cm)
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2 m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Golden-yellow
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 55ºF-60ºF
Days to germinate: 1 to 2 months
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a thin layer of soil.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Breath of Heaven

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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-07
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2015-09-23
As a young plant, my Sunset Gold did not exhibit much inthe way o
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2015-09-23
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-20
Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-03-05
Zone 9b. In Full bloom. A nice compact cultivar.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-08-29
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-17
Zone 9b. Just started blooming in February.
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-05-10
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2015-09-23

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Comments:
  • Posted by GypsyWC (Crescent City, Ca. - Zone 9b) on Feb 18, 2022 9:39 PM concerning plant:
    Susceptible to Verticillium Wilt (died) in my area of far Northwestern California,...Crescent City, California...

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