| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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: | 4 to 8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Leaves are edged with small, sharp teeth. Plants will die back if subjected to extended periods of below freezing temperatures but returns in spring. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Flood Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monoecious |
