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) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 4 - 10 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Orange berries |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Pale yellowish-white |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Other: Blooms sporadically the rest of the year. |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |