Stunning globular, white flowers are enjoyed by a multitude of pollinators and have a honey-like fragrance. Very successful in riparian areas and can handle periods of standing water. It spreads via suckering to form thickets. Seeds are eaten by ducks and other water birds. Provides nesting habitat for songbirds and is deer resistant. Excellent choice for pond margins, wet areas or stream bank restoration. Intolerant of drought.

Height : 3-10 feet Spread : 3-6 feet

Light : Full sun to part shade Water : Medium to wet

Soil : Sand, loam, clay Zone : 4-8

Leaves : Glossy bright to dark green foliage that turns golden yellow in the fall

Stem : Gray-brown, not showy

Flower : Very fragrant, tiny creamy/white flowers. Blooms in July-August

Fruit : Flower heads turn to brown seed clusters/nutlets in the fall that persist through the winter

Habit : Rounded multi-stemmed shrub

Key Pollinators : Bumblebees, green sweat bees, yellow-faced bees, long-horned bees, large carpenter bees

Pollinator Food Source: Nectar

Larval Host Plant : Hydrangea sphinx moth, titan sphinx moth, royal walnut sphinx moth