Alternate, simple, 3-6" long leaves are round to ovate, end in an abrupt point, and have crimped margins. Greenish-white flowers and small reddish-pink fruit together in pyramidal panicles in summer and fall.
Handsome groundcover with summer color. Adaptable to poor, dry soils. Just a root cutting stuck in poor soil will lead to an aggressive spreading groundcover. Spreads by underground stems; can be very invasive. Fall color not attractive (best to mow it down in the fall).
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