| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 1 to 7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on new wood Other: raceme-like inflorescence; faded flowers persist into winter giving the plant a shaggy appearance. |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: +18 weeks of cold wet stratification Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Other info: Approximately 5M seeds/lb; low seed viability (less than 10%); seedlings develop slowly. Very small seed size, long cold & wet stratification requirements, and low seed viability suggest broadcast-seeding and/or wintersowing maybe ideal. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane Layering Other: softwood or hardwood cuttings |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
