Shrub Indiana Native Photinia melanocarpa [Black Chokeberry] This Indiana native is similar to the Red Chokeberry in habit and in form. What is unique about this shrub are its deep purplish-black coloration on its fruits. Fall color is less showy in intensity of color, but has a beautiful winey-red to purple fall color. Best used for naturalizing, mass plantings, and wetland reclamation projects.
Shrub Photinia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic' [Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry] Autumn Magic is similar to its straight species. This shrub is more compact than the straight species and has more impressive fall foliage. Flower blooms appear in mid-April and have a fantastic show in the spring. Adaptable in many types of soils and moisture, the Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry is a great choice in one's landscape. Best used as naturalizing plant, mass planting and border shrub.
Shrub Indiana Native Photinia pyrifolia [Red Chokeberry] Red Chokeberry is often a multi-stem shrub that's native to Indiana as well as Eastern North America to Minnesota and south as far as Texas. This shrub bears white to slightly pinkish flowers with prominent anthers that gives it a unique look. Red berries form in September to often December. Best grown in mass plantings or for a naturalizing species in the landscape. Though the berries are bitter to taste, they are often used in…
Shrub Photinia pyrifolia 'Brilliant' [Brilliant Red Chokeberry] This cultivar of the Red Chokeberry has dark, waxy green leaves that turn a deep scarlet during the fall that rivals Euonymus alatus (Burning Bush). Flowers are more abundant that the straight species and slightly larger as well. This shrub produces more red berries that persist well into the winter months giving winter interest. Tends to create sucker colonies, so place wisely in the landscape.