| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 to 4 feet |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous Malodorous Broadleaf Other: Green with short white hairs, giving a silvery-gray appearance. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Dehiscent Other: 1 to 1.5 inch globose flat-topped pod covered in long, hooked spines; green, maturing to brown and each containing numerous 1/4 inch long flattened seeds. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Somteimes tinged lavender |
| Bloom Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies |
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