| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial 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 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 4-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Other: Gray-green with crenulate (scalloped) margins. |
| Fruit: | Other: 1/4 to 1/2 inch long flat legume pod. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Other: 6-8 inch long racemes of reddish-purple buds opening to small white flowers with yellow stamens. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
