Family: Malpighiaceae

Slender goldenshower is a shrub that flowers year-round. As the common name suggests, the slender golden shower has cascading, loosely bunched,  bright-yellow flowers. Even when not in bloom, the structure of this plant gives it an interesting appearance. Native to Central America, slender gold shower thrives in Hawaii. 

It needs full sun, fertile soil, and constant moisture. Use as a mass planting or low hedge.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Cut flower
• Hedge
• Lei flower
• Medicinal
• Ornamental

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers

High Risk Traits:

• Suited to tropical/subtropical climates
  
• Naturalized in Florida (disturbed sites)
  
• Widely introduced as ornamental
  
• Blooms within six months
  
• Tolerates wide soil range; resprouts after damage

Low Risk Traits:

• Not a documented weed or invasive
  
• No spines, thorns, or toxicity
  
• Requires full sun (not shade-tolerant)
  
• Limited seed set in cultivation; no wind/animal dispersal adaptations
  
• No vegetative spread