Flower Notes:
White (Flowers are dull white borne in 4-6" diameter, much branching, flattish corymbs)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Leaves are dark green in Summer)
Stem Notes:
Stout, gray/brown, smooth and shiny branches.
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Capsules, 8-10 ribbed. )
Soil Notes:
Average, medium moisture, well-drained soil
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, ovate to elliptic, serrate, acuminate, rounded to cordate at the base, dark green above, 2 to 8" long and 2 to 6" wide. Flowers are dull white borne on 4-6" diameter, flattish corymbs. Fruits are capsules, 8 to 10 ribbed, not ornamentally important. Young stems are gray-brown and smooth, maturing to brown and exfoliating.