| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 3 feet to 5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 feet to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Deciduous Other: Have toxic qualities. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Toxic to humans |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: Lilac, Reddish-purple to white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of the plant are toxic, some people who come into contact with the sap experience extreme dermatitis. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Self Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
| MrsBinWY | On March 11, 2017 | Seeds sown fridge in baggie of potting mix until radicals emerge, 11 (all) seeds from AudreyDee |
