| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Waxy, yellow to orange berry with white flesh. Each fruit contains several reddish-brown seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 3 to 10 days. Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, lightly covering with soil. |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
