Summersweet | |
Sweet Pepper Bush |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Leaves: | Glaucous Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |