Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Plant Height: | 3-10 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Orange Pink Purple Red Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds Suitable for wintersowing |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Other: Hummingbirds Wasps Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
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