| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Variegated Other: Green with cream to pink mottling. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small red berry, maturing to black. |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Groundcover Medicinal Herb Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
