| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| 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 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 16 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 to 16 feet |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 3 to 5 inch long legumes |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
