Flowers:
White ( White to slight pink; 4-petaled, 3/8 to 5/8" in diameter, fragrant, borne on 1/2 to 1 1/2" inflorescences)
Foliage:
Green; Red-Violet (Spotty fall color, rarely attractive)
Fruit:
Brown (Two-celled compressed rounded capsules which is winded)
Soil:
Prefers well-drained, loamy soils, but adaptable
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, entire, 2 to 3 1/2" in length, half as wide, spreading in two ranks, ovate to elliptic-ovate, acute, broad-cuneate, appressed pilose on both sides, medium to dark green with petioles 1/12 to 1/5" long. Stems are light brown, slightly exfoliating at maturity, with young stems 4-sided. Buds are imbricate, brown, small, 1/10" in length, 3-exposed scales, glabrous, 45 degree angle from stem. Flower buds are exposed, purple, small, and present throughout the winter months, borne on terminal racemose panicles. Flowers are white to slight pink; 4-petaled, 3/8 to 5/8" in diameter, fragrant.
