| General Description | Green leaves turn to a variety of colours from orange to scarlet in the autumn. Small white flowers and blue-black fruit that is sweet and edible. |
| Shape | An erect shrub. |
| Landscape | Excellent container plant, or as part of a shrub border. |
| Propagation | Plants are self-fertile, but better results are achieved through cross-pollination. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun or partial shade in an acidic, rich, well-drained soil that is kept fairly moist and slightly acidic. Prune in late winter only after the third year. |
| Pests | Birds are likely to eat a great number of the fruit. |
| Habitat | Native to bogs, swamps and moist woodlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Branches are yellow-green in colour. |
| Leaf Description | Leave are green, to 3-8 cm in length, turning a variety of colours from orange to scarlet in autumn, with pubescent veins beneath. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are small and white, to 6-10 mm in diameter, appearing in dense clusters. |
| Fruit Description | A sweet, edible fruit, to 8-15 mm in diameter, that is blue-black in colour. |
