Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Plant Height: | 6-20 feet |
Plant Spread: | 12-20 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Gray-green, pubescent (covered in fine hairs) |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Bright yellow, sometimes with coppery-orange margins |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Useful for timber production |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: Hairs on the leaves brush off easily and are a skin and eye irritant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |