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Photograph(s) by*: RHW, CM NRCS
Characteristics
Height: 0.5-6.5'
Flowers: May-Jun.; white, pale pink
Fruit: Sept.-Feb.; brown; capsule
Fall color: red
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 4-6
Soil type: Sandy
Habitat
swamps, moist or dry forests, especially on sandy soils
Native to
Region: Coastal *
States: MD
Wildlife
Notes
interesting woody capsules persist through winter
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1221.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004