| General Description | An attractive shrub that is tolerant to adverse conditions and fairly easy to maintain. |
| ID Characteristic | Fragrant, showy blooms with leaves with a texture of a fine sandpaper. |
| Shape | Medium-sized, upright, bushy, rounded deciduous shrub. |
| Landscape | Flower borders and beds, hedges and screens. |
| Propagation | Softwood cuttings in summer. |
| Cultivation | Best grown in most moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils. Prune right after flowering. Cut older branches back to encourage growth. |
| Pests | Bacterial leaf spot and powdery mildew. |
| Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Garden, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Round clusters of buds open to strongly scented flowers in late spring. |
| Leaf Description | Oval-shaped with short, white hairs. |
| Flower Description | Very fragrant, five petaled, that form clusters on the stem. |
| Fruit Description | Flower buds give way to oval, bright fruits in dense upward clusters. |
| Colour Description | Dark green leaves. Red buds. Pink flowers that turn white during bloom. Bright red fruit ripen to black in late summer. |
