| Plant Habit: | Shrub Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 32 feet |
| Plant Spread: | Forms dense thickets with stems scrambling and climbing over other vegetation |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf Other: Leathery, glossy green upper, pubescent reverse |
| Fruit: | Other: 1/2 to 1 inch , round gray-brown to copper-colored, flat single-seeded legumes |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other: Bark is poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 1 to 4 months |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
