| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | 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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 8-12 inches, possibly to 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Clusters of 1-2 inch long cylindrical yellowish-green ellipsoid fleshy fruits containing two rows of shiny brown seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Malodorous |
| Flower Color: | Multi-Color: Purple to maroon to brown |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 90-120 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root Other: root suckers, grafting and budding techniques |
| Pollinators: | Beetles |
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