| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small black berries |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Reddish-orange and yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Uses: | Erosion control Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Pollution |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are bitter and unpalatable, and may be edible, mildly toxic or poisonous to humans, depending on the source. |
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