A shrub 2-3 m tall. Leaves ovate, to about 8 cm long, irregularly toothed and with mostly 3 small lobes. Flowers numerous, about 1 cm wide, white; summer. Fruit of 3-5 follicles united at the base
E and C North America.
Source: (2002). Rosaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart'
S gold' a smaller plant than 'Luteus', retaining the yellow foliage colour through to summer. Int. by Darthuizer Nurseries, Holland, in 1969 but origin unknown.
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Luteus'
Leaves bright butter yellow at first, becoming greenish yellow to bronze.