Habitat

• native to southeastern United States
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a small, deciduous shrub
• open, arching branches
• 3' to 6' tall and equally as wide
• slow growth rate
• medium texture

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• 1.5" to 3" long
• doubly serrated
• pubescent underside
• medium green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• greenish-yellow
• not ornamentally significant

Flowers

• perfect, white flowers
• borne in racemes
• blooms in May
• feathery stamen

Fruit

• achene, brown
• not ornamentally significant

Bark

• tannish-brown stems
• zigzag stem pattern
• ridged

Culture

• transplants easily
• prefers well-drained, moist soil
• full sun to partial shade
• prune after flowering

Landscape Use

• specimen
• for the plant collector
• for flowering effect
• shrub border

Liabilities

• none serious

ID Features

• small, sessile, ovoid buds
• arrowhead shaped leaves with double serration
• pubescent leaf underside
• white flowers
• feathery stamen
• brown achene

Propagation

• by division
• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none