A small, rhizomatous shrub that can be aggressive in a garden setting. Small yellow flowers are not particularly showy but are a favorite of bees. Is a larval host of the Snowberry clearwing and Hummingbird clearwing moths. Foliage turns a a beautiful red color in fall. The wild population along our woods often gets browsed by deer in the fall but easily recovers the next spring.
Native to Maine
Part sun to full shade
Medium-dry to dry soils
Grows 3' tall
Blooms June-August
Deciduous shrub
A small, rhizomatous shrub that can be aggressive in a garden setting. Small yellow flowers are not particularly showy but are a favorite of bees. Is a larval host of the Snowberry clearwing and Hummingbird clearwing moths. Foliage turns a a beautiful red color in fall. The wild population along our woods often gets browsed by deer in the fall but easily recovers the next spring.
Native to Maine
Part sun to full shade
Medium-dry to dry soils
Grows 3' tall
Blooms June-August
Deciduous shrub
