In early to mid-summer, you get distinctive round, white flower heads with long, threadlike styles that create a bright, starburst look. The blooms are pleasantly fragrant and draw in pollinators, including butterflies and hummingbirds. After flowering, the spherical seed heads add texture and can persist into fall and winter, offering seasonal interest and food value for birds in the landscape.

This shrub is happiest in consistently moist to wet soils and can handle poor drainage, periodic flooding, and even shallow standing water once established. Give it full sun for the best flowering, though it also performs well in partial shade. It adapts to many soil types as long as the site is not chronically dry.

Care is simple: water during the first growing season, then let the site moisture do most of the work. Prune in late winter or early spring if you want to shape it, and you can cut it back harder to rejuvenate older plants. Use it as a focal point near ponds, along streams, or in mixed shrub borders where you can enjoy the flowers up close.

• Cold hardiness zone: 5-9 (-20 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Mature height: 60-72"
• Spread: 60-72"
• Tolerant of: Wet Conditions
• Attracts: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
• Fragrant: Yes
• Native to the U.S.: Yes