Branches are reddish brown, leaves are rounded oval to narrow oval and get 2 to 3 inches long. Short petioles which are often red colored. New growth is bronze colored. Flowers in summer are creamy white in color and fragrant. Not particularly showy.
Fruit are small red berries yellow to red orange which open to expose black seeds.
Plant in full sun to partial shade. These plant prefer moist well drained soil rich in O.M. and slightly acid. Good plant to group with others requiring acid soils like azaleas. Use as a flowering shrub in the mid part of the garden under trees. Leaves are look like Oleander but have deep veins on upper surface.