| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 1 - 3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1 - 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/2 inch brownish-black, fleshy (but mostly pit.) |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Groundcover |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
