Flowers:
Green (Small (0.5" across), 4-petaled yellow-green flowers in clusters; not ornamentally important)
Foliage:
Green (Dark green summer foliage that emerges early in the spring); Multi-Colored (Fall coloration of variable quality and color; can be yellowish-green, yellow or red-purple)
Fruit:
Pink (Showy, unique, red to pink, 4-lobed dehiscent capsules; emerge in September to November; long persisting)
Soil:
Quite adaptable to different soil types, as long as they are well-drained
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1-3.5" long by 0.3-1.25" wide) are opposite, simple, ovate to ellipitical to obovate, and glabrous with acuminate apex and finely serrated margins. Fruits are 0.5-0.75" wide, 4-lobed, pink to red capsules that split to reveal seeds encased in bright orange arils.
