Gardening Trees, Shrubs & Vines Trees Sweetshade By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on September 22, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email When in bloom, this narrow, upright tree's fragrance will remind you of the sweet scent of plumeria. Sweetshade's yellow flowers debut in early summer, perfuming the entire landscape. The flowers are a creamy color when they open and darken to deep yellow with age. A good choice for small lots or streetside planting areas, sweetshade has a pleasing narrow habit. In time it will grow 40 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Plant sweetshade in full sun or part shade and well-drained soil. It grows best with deep, infrequent watering. Prevent wayward growth and clusters of leaves at the branch tips by shortening branches by several inches to as much as a couple of feet after it blooms. Sweetshade Overview Description When in bloom, this narrow, upright tree's fragrance will remind you of the sweet scent of plumeria. Sweetshade's yellow flowers debut in early summer, perfuming the entire landscape. The flowers are a creamy color when they open and darken to deep yellow with age. A good choice for small lots or streetside planting areas, sweetshade has a pleasing narrow habit. In time it will grow 40 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Plant sweetshade in full sun or part shade and well-drained soil. It grows best with deep, infrequent watering. Prevent wayward growth and clusters of leaves at the branch tips by shortening branches by several inches to as much as a couple of feet after it blooms. Genus Name Hymenosporum flavum Common Name Sweetshade Plant Type Tree Light Part Sun, Sun Width null to 20 feet Flower Color Yellow Special Features Cut Flowers, Fragrance Zones 10, 8, 9 Propagation Stem Cuttings Problem Solvers Good For Privacy Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit