Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 3 to 6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 to 6 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Inflorescence Height: | 2 to 6 inches |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Uses: | Erosion control Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Flood Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
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Is this the correct ID? by sooby | Jan 18, 2020 5:28 PM | 3 |
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