| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 8 feet, possibly 15 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 8 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 1/2 inch long hairy capsules containing yellowish-brown to brown winged seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant are highly toxic. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
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