Flower Notes:
Yellow (Bright yellow, 5-petaled flowers (1.25-1.75" dia.) for 2-3 weeks in spring and sporadically to fall; best show in partial shade)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Bright green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall)
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained soils, but widely adaptable
Range:
Central and Western China
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-4" long and half as wide) are alternate, simple, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, double serrate, and bright green. Imbricate small buds are vari-colored. Stems are slender, glossy green, and form a zig-zag pattern.
