Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
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 8b |
Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 to 4 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Other: Purple-black berries |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |