Snowberry
Common Snowberry is a native deciduous shrub found across the United States and Canada. Plenty of space will allow a colony to naturalize to a dense thicket. There are a few cultivars available that do naturalize well but tend not to be as invasive as the Common Snowberry.
Snowberry Symphoricarpus ‘Kolcharm’ Charming Fantasy Snowberry
Hardiness Zones: Zones 3-7
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Sun
Water Requirements: Will tolerate from dry to moist, supplemental watering generally not required other than in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 3-4 feet
Mature Spread: 3-4 feet
Shape: Rounded and arching
Growth Rate: Moderate
Soil Preference: Adapts to virtually any soil condition
Foliage: 2 to 3 inch dark green leaves
Blooms: Bell shaped light pink blooms in summer
Fruit: Pink blushed fruits, mildly poisonous to humans
Disease and Insects: Rarely affected by insects or disease.
Fertilize: Apply a light balanced fertilizer alternating years.
Pruning: Remove suckers at the base or even below ground level to control spread
This unique Snowberry is stunning in late autumn in winter with abundant pink blushed fruits blanketing bare branches. These fabulous stems are prized for cutting for floral arrangements and winter containers. When left in your garden these fruits will attract birds. Light pink blooms do appear in summer.
Charming Fantasy is perfect for low hedges, mixed borders and foundation plantings.
Snowberry Symphoricarpus albus White Snowberry, Common snowberry
Hardiness Zones: Zones 2-8
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Shade
Water Requirements: Will tolerate from dry to moist, supplemental watering generally not required
Mature Height: 3-9 feet
Mature Spread: 4-10 feet
Shape: Rounded and bushy
Growth Rate: Slow
Soil Preference: Adapts to virtually any soil condition
Foliage: 2 to 3 inch dark green leaves
Blooms: Bell shaped white blooms late spring to early summer
Fruit: Snow white fruits, mildly poisonous to humans
Disease and Insects: Rarely affected by insects or disease.
Fertilize: Does not typically need feeding. May apply a light balanced fertilizer alternating years.
Pruning: Remove suckers at the base or even below ground level to control spread
Beautiful arching stems hold small rounded leaves and lovely dense clusters of bell shaped little blooms in early summer. Showy flower clusters form on new growth, ideally any necessary pruning should be done in winter or very early spring before growth begins. Striking snow white berries develop in early autumn and cling to the bare branches through winter. Best flowering and fruiting occurs in full sun.
Common Snowberry is a very adaptable native shrub that tolerates a variety of conditions. Snowberry will sucker and spread to form a colony. Perfect for a dry woodland garden or to stabilize water banks. Attracts songbirds, butterflies and pollinators.