'Gold Flame' is a deciduous shrub with a tight, mounded habit, growing to about 2 to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. New leaves emerge with a golden yellow, mature to a yellow-green, and end with a yellow-orange fall color. The flowers are rosy pink, with the heaviest flowering in June, followed by sporadic blooming into the fall (deadheading will help to encourage more consistent flowering). For perennial, shrub, or foundation borders.
Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade. The best leaf color occurs in full sun, but in our hot and arid summers, full sun may result in leaf scorch of the new, yellow leaves. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Remove faded flower clusters as practicable (light shearing is an option) to encourage additional bloom. Flowers on new wood, so prune hard in late winter to early spring if needed (see Guides).