| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic 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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Deep purplish-black catkins |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Mg (Magnesium) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
