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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-6 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Medium green foliage is generally unremarkable and produces little if any fall color |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood Other: Prune immediately after bloom because flower buds for the following year will form on the current year's growth |
Flower Color: | White Other: Clusters of white (sometimes with a pink tinge), 4-petaled, slightly fragrant flowers which open from purple buds |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
Meredith79 | On June 6, 2013 | Obtained plant Lazy S'S Farm delivery arrived. It is quite small and I am scared my husband will kill it with his weed whacker so I am keeping it potted for now. |