Woody > Sophora > Sophora japonica > Sophora japonica 'Sun King'

Family

Papilionaceae

Genus

Sophora

Species

japonica

Cultivar

'Sun King'

Category

Woody

Type

Shrub (evergreen)

Synonyms

Sophora microphylla 'Sun King'

USDA Hardiness Zone

8b

Canadian Hardiness Zone

9

RHS Hardiness Zone

H4

Temperature (°C)

- 10

Temperature (°F)

14

Height

3m

Spread

3m

Photographs

Awards

Description and Growing Information

Flowering Period

General Description

A tall and broad evergreen shrub, producing yellow flowers in late winter and early spring that droop down with long anthers.

Landscape

Flower borders and beds, wall-side borders, city and courtyard gardens, coastal cottage and informal gardens.

Cultivation

Grow in full sun in well-drained soil.

Shape

Vase-shaped.

Pests

Generally disease free.

Leaf Description

Pinnate glossy dark green leaves composed of up to 40 pairs of small oblong leaflets; smaller than those of Sophora japonica.

Flower Description

Yellow pea-like flowers 5 cm in length sometimes fragrant in racemes or panicles.

Texture Description

Fine-textured.

Notable Specimens

Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Propagation

By grafting in late-winter.

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