| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Plant Height: | 6-25 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Other: Woody capsule |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Purple Other: Occasionally white |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of the plant are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 45ºF-50ºF Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a thin layer of soil. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
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