| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 6 feet (.9-1.8 m) usually: to 15 feet or more |
| Plant Spread: | 3 to 6 feet (.9-1.8 m) usually; to 10 feet or more |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Evergreen Needled Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Dye production Provides winter interest Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Roots Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall Sow in situ Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| no nervosa by bamira | Feb 2, 2015 11:11 AM | 2 |
