| General Description | It has pink to white flowers borne in dense clusters which occur from late summer to early winter. |
| Landscape | A quick privacy screen. |
| Cultivation | It grows very well in light shade, which makes it ideal for planting under the canopy of other trees or against shady southern walls. |
| Habitat | It occurs naturally on forest margins, hillsides and slopes and along stream banks. |
| Bark/Stem Description | A hardy, multi-stemmed large shrub or small tree. |
| Leaf Description | Large, velvety, soft and lobed, reminiscent of grape leaves. |
| Flower Description | Cup-shaped flowers, grow in axillary clusters close to the branch tips on long stalks, and attracting bees and insects. |
| Fruit Description | A small, round, furry capsule. |