| Plant Habit: | 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) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 2.5 to 3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | about 4 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color |
| Fruit: | Other: none |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
| Parentage: | Sport of: Sherwoodii |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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