CULTURAL CONDITIONS

Plant Min Zone: 6a

Plant Max Zone: 10b

Sunlight: All Day Full Sun, Full Sun

Water / Rainfall: Low, Average

Soil Quality: Poor, Average

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE

Bloom Season: Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flower Color: White

Berry / Fruit Color: Green

Spring Foliage Color: Green

Summer Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Green

Evergreen Foliage: No

Winter Interest: No

Scented Flowers: Yes

PLANT TOLERANCES

Drought Tolerance: High

Wet-Feet Tolerance: Low

Humidity Tolerance: Medium

Wind Tolerance: High

Poor Soil Tolerance: Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Shallow Soils, Clay Soils, Alkaline Soils (high PH)

GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

Height: 3' - 5'

Width: 3' - 5'

Growth Rate: Fast

Service Life: Short: 1-3 years

Maintenance Need: High

Spreading Potential: High

Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground Around First Fall Freeze: No Winter Interest.

PLANT USES AND LIMITATIONS

Plant Grouping Size: Specimen Planting of 1-3, Small Grouping of 3-5

Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure

Extreme Planting Locations: Survives Severe Drought, Tolerates Extreme Heat, Resistant to Rabbits, Top of Retaining Wall Locations

Ornamental Features: Long Blooming Season, Multiple Seasons of Interest, Large Tropical Foliage / Flowers

Special Landscape Uses: Naturalizing

Possible Pest Problems: None

Plant Limitations: Unwanted Self-seeding, May get Occasional Winter-kill, May Needs Staking, May be Poisonous, Sometimes Mistaken as Weed, May Be Too Invasive for Garden Use