Sophora microphylla 'Sun King'

Kowhai

Hardy Shrub

£44.99

Exotic winter/spring flowering shrub

Clusters of vivid yellow flowers

Use as a wall shrub or stand-alone specimen

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With its elegant habit, beautiful foliage and showy, pendulous flowers, Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ is a shrub that deserves to be more widely grown. In the drab landscape of late winter/early spring, it injects a bolt of much needed colour. Racemes of slender, pendulous buds open into brilliant yellow, bell-shaped flowers with prominent anthers, each about 5cm long. Their intense yellow colour and exotic appearance deliver a glorious fanfare for the coming spring.

Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ forms a bushy, evergreen shrub, extending long branches covered in handsome, pinnate leaves. Each leaf is composed of up to 40 pairs of small, glossy, dark green, oval leaflets.

Although reliably hardy in the UK, Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ requires a sheltered position to do its best. Grow it at the back of a border and leave it to form an open shrub or train its long stems against a warm, sunny, west or south-facing wall. It makes an excellent choice for a warm, sheltered courtyard or city garden. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height and spread: 3m (10ft).

Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are an indication only.

Plant Size Height Up to 3m (10ft)
Spread Up to 3m (10ft)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Shrub

Ideal For walls and fencescottage gardenslow maintenance gardenexotic gardenspecimen plant

Position In full sun

Flowering Months

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Codes
1 x 3 Litre Potted Plant (Height 40cm+) (KF3387)

Grow in a warm sheltered position in full sun, preferably against a warm, sunny, west or south-facing wall. Requires well-drained soil.

Protect from cold, drying winds. Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ is hardy in most parts of the UK but may suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters and cold areas of the UK. However, it will readily reshoot if the dead growth is removed in late spring after all danger of frost has passed.

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