| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 2-3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Foliage emerges green and bronze tones with yellow to orange edges, matures to dark green in summer and turns shades of reddish-bronze in fall. |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Dry, woody capsule containing numerous seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
