| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Deciduous at high altitudes |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Small black, ovoid drupes |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Pollution |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant are poisonous. The sap may cause contact dermititis in some individduals |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 6 to 8 weeks Other info: Seed has a short viabliity and should be sown as soon as posible after collection. |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
