| General Description | Loosely mounded plant with numerous slender, zigzagging branches that emerge at ground level. Yellow cream flowers and colourful green stems make an attractive plant.
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| ID Characteristic | Smooth, uniformly green stems, buds are dark and contrast with the stem, the stems have a zigzag pattern of growth to them. Flower is semi–double and turns from yellow to cream.
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| Shape | Loosely arching form. |
| Propagation | Through cuttings in late spring to early summer.
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| Cultivation | Tolerates any soil type, grows well in shady corners and when soil moisture is adequate.
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| Pests | Leaf and twig blight, leaf spot, canker, root rot.
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| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | A green colour during the growing season, but turning yellow–green in winter. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Green-brown or coloured varied, usually 5 exposed scales.
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| Leaf Description | Simple, alternate leaves, ovate to lance-shaped, bright green colour.
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| Flower Description | Bright yellow, 3.8 cm across, 5 petaled, in full sun the colour fades to a bleached yellow or cream.
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| Fruit Description | Achene, seldom seen, not very showy. |
| Colour Description | Stems are distinct yellowish green to bright green in winter, otherwise a rich clear green. Leaves are a light green while flowers are a cream–yellow mix. |
| Texture Description | Fine in winter and smooth.
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