| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 6-20 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 12-20 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Gray-green, pubescent (covered in fine hairs) |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Bright yellow, sometimes with coppery-orange margins |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: Hairs on the leaves brush off easily and are a skin and eye irritant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
