| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial or Dappled Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Spring ephemeral Other |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall Winter |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on new wood: fd arumn olyn tOol |
| Flower Time: | Spring Winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Corymb |
| Uses: | Dye production Cooked greens Dried Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Hummingbirds |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Crowns |
| Pollinators: | Other Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
