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Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS BES
Characteristics
Height: 6-10'
Spread: 6-10'
Flowers: Jun.-Jul.; white
Fruit: Aug.-Mar.; brown; capsule
Fall color: red to purple
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.1-7.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Flood depth: 0-6"
Habitat
forested wetlands, shrub swamps, streambanks, shallow water
Native to
Region: Coastal *
States: MD DE PA VA
Wildlife
Notes
fruit capsules on stalk; plant will sucker, form thickets; tolerates flooding to 6"
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1229.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004
