| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 6-12 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6-12 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/4 inch bright red to purple globose drupes, each containing 3 to 5 seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
