| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 5a |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring |
| Flowers: | Fragrant Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring |
| Uses: | Groundcover Flowering Tree |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Sap |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Fermented |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Cu (Copper) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Birds Flood Resistant Tolerates foot traffic |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
| Pollinators: | Self Water Birds Bumblebees |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious Epiphytic Carnivorous |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
