| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 1-2 feet |
| Plant Spread: | Scrambles and sprawls to 3 to 4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Dehiscent Other: 2 to 4 inch long slender yellowish-brown to reddish-brown pod covered in dense prickles. Each pod contains numerous small seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Goes Dormant |
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