| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 7 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Hairy green folicles maturing to brown |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Red Other: Sometimes with cream splash near petal tips |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Fall Late fall or early winter Winter Other: Bloom time is generally fall, winter and spring and sporadically during summer |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
