| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 3-40 ft, usually 15 to 20 feet |
| Plant Spread: | to 25 ft |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: Pod with 300-400 seeds |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Depth to plant seed: Sow on surface of soil. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
