Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 10 to 20 feet |
Plant Spread: | 8 to 10 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Deciduous Other: Silvery-gray green |
Fruit: | Other: 2 to 3 inch pod like capsules covered with silvery-gray hairs. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |