Symphoricarpos × chenaultii
Chenault Coralberry

Symphoricarpos × chenaultii - Fruiting Shrub

Family:

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) 23

Genus:

Symphoricarpos (Snowberry Coralberry) 4

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Spreading / Branched 96

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 521

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 846

Flower Notes:

Pink (Inconspicuous small pink flowers in July)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Blue-green summer foliage; no appreciable fall color)

Fruit Notes:

Pink (Many, sometimes clustered, rose-pink to white, pink-tinged berries, white on side away from sun, appearing in July; persist into winter)

Ultimate Height:

3-6 feet

Ultimate Spread:

4-6 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to different soils, even chalky soil

Range:

Hybrid origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are 1" long, opposite, dark bluish green, and ovate, with pubescence below. Slender stems. The berries of Symphoricarpos x chenaultii are white on the side not exposed to the sun, separating them from those of S. orbiculatus (Indiancurrant Coralberry).

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Special Characteristics:

Fruiting Characteristics 114

Additional Information

A more refined plant than the parent S. orbiculatus, perhaps more showy in flower and fruit and more useful in the shrub border. Useful as a bank cover or large scale groundcover. Transplants well. This plant has a beautiful fruit show and is shade tolerant, however, it is also a twiggy, "garbage can plant" (collects leaves and blowing debris); this quality (especially prominent in the fall and winter) limits its usability in the landscape.

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Fruiting Shrub

Habit- Early Summer

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Other plants like this Symphoricarpos × chenaultii (Chenault Coralberry)

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