golden pheasant-eye

Also known as: yellow pheasantberry

A deciduous, upright shrub with arching shoots reaching a height and spread of 2m with slender-pointed, ovate leaves up to 15cm long and conspicuously veined. In late spring, small yellow flowers are borne in arching terminal racemes up to 17cm long and are followed by small, green, gooseberry-like fruits

Scientific classification

Species: golden pheasant-eye (Leycesteria crocothyrsos)
Genus: Leycesteria
Family: Caprifoliaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of golden pheasant-eye

Distribution map

Himalaya, (Assam) Myanmar

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of golden pheasant-eye

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golden pheasant-eye care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Shorten flowered shoots to vigorous sideshoots; remove about a third of stems at ground level annually. Prune immediately after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings

Growing

Grows in any fertile soil but may suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens so overwinter under cover or protect from cold, drying winds

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