| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet (1.2-1.8m) |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet (1.2-1.8m) |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Variegated Broadleaf Other: White edged leaves and red twigs in winter. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Indehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Tiny, yellowish- white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters(2.5" diameter). |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Other: Sparse, intermittent, additional flowering sometimes continue into summer. Flowers give way to clusters of blue-white drupes in summer. |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Flood Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Division Other: Softwood cuttings, grafting, budding |
| Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 8,722 (Expired) Goes Dormant |
| Parentage: | Sport of: Argenteo-marginata |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant 7 |
| SkipTracingDeadbeat | On September 25, 2020 | Obtained plant Lowe's Mechanicsburg |
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