| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| 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) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 12-15 feet if left unpruned |
| Plant Spread: | 8-10 feet if left unpruned |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Other: birds eat the chaste berries |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front Street Tree Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Medicinal Herb Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Squirrels Pollution Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
