| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3.5 feet |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Variegated Broadleaf Other: Leaves emerge mottled and slowly revert to solid purple as the growing season progresses. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Indehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall Sow in situ Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Child plants: | 5 child plants |
| Cat | On August 16, 2014 | Obtained plant |
| MrsBinWY | On April 16, 2022 | Seeds sown On 4-16-2022, started cold, moist fridge treatment on 35 seeds (all) from Mountainlakecorner. Plan to sow in 6-8 weeks. Sowed in 2 milk jugs on 6-19-2022. |
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