| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 10 feet (2-3 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 12 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Erosion control Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
