This bushy shrub grows up to 15 feet tall (A). The 3-5 inch leaf blades have 3 lobes (E). There are two types of flowers, arranges in flat clusters (cymes) about 5 inches across. The large, white 5-lobed flowers on the margins are sterile. The smaller, cream-colored flowers in the middle are fertile (B); they later produce bright red fruit which ripens in August (C). Winter twigs have opposite, greenish buds (D).