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Orixa japonica 'Summer Sunshine'
Japanese Orixa
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSOrixa japonica ‘Summer Sunshine’ – 'Summer Sunshine' has bright yellow new foliage aging to light chartreuse to striking bright green in summer. It glows in the spring open shade garden making a terrific backdrop to polygonatums, jeffersonia and other denizens of the woodland domain. ‘Summer Sunshine’ is a low maintenance easy-going shrub untroubled by pests. It will grow in modest soils though it will be more content in a good humus-laden draining mix. Spring planting is advised in the north. Cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Orixa japonica 'Summer Sunshine'
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / Autumn
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Shade Tolerant
Attributes
- Hedgerow
- Woodland
- Screen
- Border
- Shrub Border
- Massing
- Hedge
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Fertile
- Humus Laden
- Draining
Origins
- Japan
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown