| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Other: No fruit, a male (staminate) cultivar |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Pollution Flood Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Stolons and runners |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: US patent PP 6,962 from Aug 1, 1989 |
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