| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 15 feet but may attain heights to 50 feet in optimum conditions |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf Other: Leaves to 1 foot in lenght, glossy green above, grayish-white, pubescent reverse |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Yellow Other: Creamy-white to lemon-yellow with a purple blotch in the throat |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: Germination usually occurs within 2 to 3 months but may take up to a year Depth to plant seed: Surface sow |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
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