Flower Notes:
Yellow (Flowers are fragrant, but inconspicuous; appear on cymes in summer; flower bract is of visual interest; attract bees)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Handsome deep green summer foliage); Brown (Poor brown fall foliage, sometimes can achieve an attractive soft yellow)
Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained, fertile, and alkaline soils, but is widely adaptable
Diagnostic Characteristics:
The heart-shaped leaves are alternate, simple, 1.5-3" long, finely serrated, and cordate at base. The 1.5-3.5" long, pale greenish-yellow bracts have 5 to 6 nutlets each.
