Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
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 9b |
Plant Height: | 4-10 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4-10 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Other: Small oval to cone-shaped brown 4-sectioned capsule |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
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