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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 feet to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Inconspicuous
Fruiting Time: Winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Readily self-seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Yellow Alder
  • Yellow Buttercups
  • Sage Rose
  • Cinnamon Buttercup
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Turnera ulmifolia
  • Synonym: Turnera angustifolia

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Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-08-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: NC Zoo
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-08-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-03
Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Date: 2020-09-10
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-11-05
Location: My garden
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-05-08
For sale at Lowe's
Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (Zone 11)
Date: 2012-06-25
Turnera ulmifolia (Yellow Alder)
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Houston
Date: 2017-11-22
Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (Zone 11)
Date: 2012-06-24
Turnera ulmifolia (Yellow Alder)
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-11
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-02-01
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-05-08
For sale at Lowe's
Location: Germany, Botanischer Garten Berlin-Dahlem
Photo courtesy of: Petr Voboril
Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Date: 2020-09-10
Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-07
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-02-01
Location: Houston
Date: 2017-11-22
Location: Houston
Date: 2013-02-26
Location: Hawaii (United States of America), Moomomi, Molokai
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
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Comments:
  • Posted by chuck7701 (McKinney, TX (DFW) - Zone 8a) on Mar 31, 2015 12:37 PM concerning plant:
    Lovely plant, profuse bloomer and re-seeder. If you had one last year that bloomed, they will come back in bunches so long as the soil is not turned over. Sprouts from the topsoil. If they flowered last year for you for any length of time you will have them the following year.

    Don't disturb (turn over) the dirt around where they were too much. Seedlings appear in May to June in Zone 8 when the temps stay warmer. Where mine have been, I have to weed them out in rock border cracks, crevices, the grass, etc.

    To collect the seeds, look on the stalks where the flowers where, and you'll see a small pod forming. When they start to turn light green, pick them and drop them in a cup. As soon as the pods yellow, they pop and push the seed out from the plant. Wait too long and you won't get any seed. When they grow to 12 inches high, top them to promote more branches and a sturdier bush.
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