| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 8-10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8-10 feet |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen Semi-evergreen Deciduous Other: Bright yellow, aging to chartreuse yellow-green and turning purplish-red in fall. Foliage color mostly green if grown in lower light. |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Small purplish-black drupes, each containing one to four seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy Malodorous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Fire Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
