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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: germinate following wildfires in habitat
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: reportedly difficult to propagate
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP10,644
Parentage: Yellow Bird x Leucospermum patersonii

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Location: Beverly Hills
Date: 2024-03-30
Royal Yellow Leucospermum
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-04-08
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-04-08
top view
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-04-01
just starting to open
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2018-03-13
The original plant in 2018
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2016-06-26
my plant at planting, 2016, with first bud

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