Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 5-6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4-5 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Indehiscent |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Tea Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane Division |
Pollinators: | Self Bees |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
Parentage: | Lewis, ORUS 520-48 |
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