a very vigorous plant, that is not easy to form into a pleasant-looking bush. i suggest to cut the new branches during the whole season to maximum three leaves to get a well-branched plant or otherwise it produces very stiff shoots of about 150-180 cm that simply bend to the ground - full length - and break at the base. the name is quite irritating, for the colour is not gold-like at all. i would describe it as vanilla. i don´t think it is a very good garden-plant; more of historical interest.