code: 914
It is cold-tolerant
Family: Fabaceae
Common name: Buttercup Bush, Adipera corymbosa, Cassia corymbosa, Cassia crassifolia, Cassia falcata, Chamaefistula corymbosa
Plant Classification: Half hardy shrub
Minimum Height: 1.0 meter
Maximum Height: 3.0 meters
Packet Content(approx.): 8
This attractive, fast-growing South American shrub bears racemes of bright yellow flowers on a bush which forms a broad rounded shape that responds well to pruning, when it responds with a dramatic display of its distinctive five-petaled flowers that are a magnet to pollinators. It is cold-tolerant and will take a few degrees of frost but is not truly hardy in Great Britain except in frost-free coastal areas. It does well if grown in a large container and is brought indoors in the winter to a warm glasshouse or conservatory. It can lose its leaves in periods of cold weather and all watering should stop during the winter to give it a rest.
Sowing advice:
These seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and should be sown into a well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, and covered thinly with sand or grit and kept moist. Keep at between 20-25 degrees C. Seeds sometimes germinate within 4 to 6 weeks although some varieties may take very much longer so please be patient. Plant out in the open ground in a sheltered spot in the UK, or in a large container.
Information:
Planting season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
Pests and diseases:
Aphids
Pruning season:
Winter
How to prune:
Just for design
Size of the plant?
2-5m, 6-15 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
