Easily transplanted and adaptable. Useful for quickly covering banks. Performs well in average to clay soils. Salt tolerant. Attracts butterflies, birds and bees. Deer resistant. Great fall color.

Height : 4-6 feet Spread : 4-8 feet

Light : Full sun to part shade Water : Dry to moist

Soil : Sand, clay Zone : 3-8

Leaves : Very attractive tri-leafed foliage is medium green with a blue-green tinge. Leaves are glossy above and turn orange, red and reddish purple in fall

Stem : Stems are fragrant when bruised

Flower : Tiny, yellow female flowers along branches mid to late March-April. Flowers appear before foliage emerges

Fruit : Bright red, hairy fruit from late summer to late fall on female plants only

Habit : Dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub. Tends to sucker from the roots and form large clumps. Low-spreading shrub fills to the ground