| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 8 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Showy Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Malodorous |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All portions of this plant are poisonous to humans AND livestock |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Stolons and runners |
| Miscellaneous: | Endangered |
