Description: Spreading, densely-branched shrub with narrow leaves and bright-yellow flowers 
Height: To 9 ft, usually half that 
Flowers: Yellow bell-shaped, solitary, petals drop soon after opening; Spring to Fall Fruit: Dry, brown, 4-celled capsule 
Foliage: Simple, opposite, narrow 
Spines: Unarmed Bark: Gray to brown 
Growth Rate: Medium 

Requirements: 
Sun: Shade 
Soil: Alluvial, clay 
Drainage: Poor 
Water: Medium 
Maintenance: None 
Propagation: Seed 

Native Habitat: Resaca banks, riverbanks, pothole margins 

Wildlife Use: None known 

Comments: Attractiveness diminished by quick drop of petals