Noted for it's round satellite "ball" flowers and round "button" fruits. Fragrant. Sources disagree on salt tolerance of this plant. Wetlands and wetland edges as a specimen plant with a pleasing multi-stemmed vase-shape.

Small tree in sandhill and other sandy-loam settings.

The leaves have a waxy coating. Wildflower garden.

Moist wildflower meadow

This small shrub can be used in a dry wildflower garden or grown as a low border along paths. It would also work as a foundation plant.