Description: Erect, loosely branched deciduous shrub, to 3m tall. Leaves are oval, short-stalked, and opposite, with 3 major veins. Flowers are white, fragrant, in spectacular clusters.
Habitat: Open forests and forest edges on moist rich sites. Coastal bluffs, rocky outcrops, and streambanks.
Pairs with: Osoberry, fringecups, ninebark, highbush cranberry, and thimbleberry.
Fun Fact: The flowers are showy and smell wonderful. The scientific name for the genus means ‘brotherly love’.