| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 1-3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 5-lobed brown capsule containing numerous small seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of the plant are poisonous |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Layering |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees |
