Flowers:
White (Arge (4-6" across), fragrant, star-like white flowers with pink-tinged bases, 18-25 tepals; early spring))
Foliage:
Bronze (New leaves in the spring); Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Bronze-yellow fall foliage)
Fruit:
Red (Mature cone-like fruits that split to reveal red seeds; sometimes absent)
Soil:
Moist, well-drained soils with high organic matter
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (4-6" long and 1-2.25" wide) are alternate, simple and obovate with entire margins and a rounded apex. Both vegetative and flower buds are covered in silky pubescence. Stems are vertical lenticels and are fragrant when bruised. Flowers are white with pink-tinged bases, 18-25 tepals, and frangrant.
