| Whorls of hooded, golden yellow flowers in June and July and sage-like, aromatic, grey-green leaves. This spreading evergreen shrub is perfect for a sunny mixed or shrub border. For the best results plant boldly in multiples of three in fertile, well-drained soil and remove any weak or diseased stems each year in mid-spring.Position: full sunSoil: any fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: June and July Flower colour: golden yellowHardiness: fully hardy (borderline)Garden care: In mid-spring shorten any frost-damaged stems, cutting back to just above a healthy bud. Remove any weak or diseased shoots, cutting cleanly back to the baseGoes well with: Stachys byzantina `Silver Carpet`, Euphorbia characias subspecies wulfenii `Lambrook Gold`, Echinops ritro, Anthemis tinctoria `Kelwayi`, Eschscholzia mexicana `Sun Shades`, Artemisia absinthium `Lambrook Silver` |