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Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, RHW
Characteristics
Height: 12-20'
Spread: 12-20'
Flowers: May-Jul.; white to pink/purple
Fruit: May-Jun.; brown; capsule
Fall color: evergreen
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.5-6
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic
Habitat
oak woods, ridge tops, old fields, swamps, cool mountain meadows and slopes
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States: MD DE PA NY WV VA
Wildlife
Notes
foliage poisonous to hoofed browsers; PA state flower
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1285.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004
