| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 1 to 10 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 1/4 to 1/2 inch ovoid, shiny orange to dark red berry. Each berry contains numerous brownish-yellow seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Purple |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Groundcover Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: Suckers |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
