| Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| 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) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | Grows 2 to 6 feet as a shrub and 10 to 30 feet or more as a vine. |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 7 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: Leaves emerge with a burgundy tinge in spring, mature to glossy green in summer and turn shades of gold and red in fall. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Clusters of 1/4 inch white to greenish-white spherical drupes. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: Contact with sap causes severe dermatitis in most individuals |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
