| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 2-30 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-40 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: 3-lobed hard, purple to brown nut-like capsule |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Blue Purple White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Flowering Tree |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Yorkshirelass | On February 1, 2005 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Previous garden |
