Red buds open to lightly scented, fully double, yellow blooms with a pink fringe. Compact, recurrent bloomer with shiny, crinkled, highly disease-resistant, dark green foliage. Tolerates alkaline soils and wind areas. Drought tolerant once established.
Attributes
Type: Deciduous Shrub
Growth Habit: Compact
Mature Height: 1 – 1.5m (3 – 5ft.)
Mature Spread: 1 – 1.25m (3 – 4ft.)
Zone: 3
Feature Characteristics: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Cut Flower
Ornamental Features
Flower Colour: Fully double yellow blooms from red buds.
Flowering Time: June – September
Foliage Colour: Dark green
Care
General Maintenance: Prune in late winter or early spring after threat of frost is gone to promote vigorous new growth. Mulch to keep roots cool.
Light: Full sun
Watering: Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; avoid overhead watering.
Soil: Thrives in enriched, loamy, well-drained soil.
Fertilizer: Feed before new growth begins in spring; repeat mid-season.