Small shrub with large heads of yellow cup flowers.
Perennial or semi-perennial shrub. It can reach 3 m. Bright green leaves. Spherical shaped-flowers with intense yellow color at the end of summer. It is usually grown isolated, standing out from the rest of the garden shrubs.
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Flowering |
Average germination (%) | 60 |
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Flower colour | Yellow |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Germination (in days) | 15-25 |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Half-hardy (tolerates temperatures down to 0ºC) |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, City garden, Coastal garden, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Specimen |
Seeds per gram | 58 |
Soil - Moisture | Moist, Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | No preference |
Soil - Type | No preference |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
Watering | Moderate |
Place the seeds in boiling water at 90ºC for 5 seconds and immediately after transfer to running water with ice cubes in it. Soak for 24h and then proceed to the sowing maintaining temperatures of 20ºC night/30ºC day until the germination is completed.
Rapid growth. It requires direct sun or a lot of light. In cold places protect the plant in winter. Prune at the end of winter. The leaves have purgative properties.