| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 15 to 30 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 15 to 30 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Indehiscent Other: Two celled brown pods containing several 1/3 to 1/2 inch long light brown oval seeds seeds |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Other: Dark burgundy with pink throat |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
