Gorgeous flowering bush -- but what is it? (flowers, grow, trees)

[Katzpur]

Hi, all. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah (Hardiness zone 7a). I drove by a house the other day that had the most beautiful blooming bush/shrub I've ever seen. It had long stalks that were absolutely covered with bright yellow flowers. I wasn't able to get as close as I wanted to them, but the individual flowers sort of resembled sunflowers. They were much, much smaller than sunflowers, though, and as I said, they absolutely covered the stalks. The bush was pretty tall (maybe five or six feet) and the leaves were long and slender. They were blooming in the sun, next to a fence. Can anyone tell me what it might have been?

[Threestep2]

That requires a photo. Could be some kind of sunflower.

[fisheye]

Does it look like any of these: https://www.google.com/search?q=smal...joCHTj5yLtUM:?

[petsandgardens]

See if it's Rubber Rabbitbush or Broom Snakeweed.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by fisheye

Does it look like any of these: https://www.google.com/search?q=smal...joCHTj5yLtUM:?

You know, it might actually be a Maximillian Sunflower! I don't even like sunflowers, or at least I've never thought I did. I tried finding it myself using Google, but it didn't even occur to me that it might be a variety of sunflower. I looked at this website, and I think I have a match.

[fisheye]

Originally Posted by Katzpur

You know, it might actually be a Maximillian Sunflower! I don't even like sunflowers, or at least I've never thought I did. I tried finding it myself using Google, but it didn't even occur to me that it might be a variety of sunflower. I looked at this website, and I think I have a match.

That is a beautiful flower! Glad you tracked it down. Are you considering planting those next year?

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by fisheye

That is a beautiful flower! Glad you tracked it down. Are you considering planting those next year?

I'd love to, but I'm not sure I can find anywhere in my yard where is enough sun. Years ago, all I had was sun. Now... well, I love my trees, but getting things to grow that require a lot of sun can be problematic. I think the flower (looks more like a shrub to me) is gorgeous, though.

[Katzpur]

Here's a picture of the Maximillian Sunflower I saw in my neighborhood:



Could somebody tell me what I did wrong? Why did the photo get rotated a quarter-turn? It it's upright in the file on my computer?

[TerraDown]

If I take pictures with my cellphone Ms. Katz, it does this too. I have to use a photo editor before uploading to correct it.

[TerraDown]

I just edited your photo, and in my editor, it did in fact, open the picture sideways. I turned it and now uploaded.