Symphoricarpos albusIndiana NativeIndiana Native
Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus - Flowers and Buds
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Pink (Inconspicuous small pink flowers in July)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Blue-green summer foliage; no appreciable fall color)
 Stem Notes:
Brown (hollow, hairy, single to multiple stemmed, up to 1/2" in diameter)
 Fruit Notes:
White (Many, somewhat lumpy, white berries (0.5" dia.), sometimes clustered, appearing in July; persist into winter)
 Ultimate Height:
3-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-6 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils, even chalky soil
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are 0.75-2" long, opposite, dark bluish green, and oblong-elliptic to rounded, with pubescence below. Slender stems.
 Ecological Functions:
 Purdue Plant Doctor
Parts and Problems of Snowberry, Coralberry
  Special Characteristics:
  • Bank Cover 48
  • Border 396
  • Hedge 277
  • Mass Plantings 289
  • Naturalizing 115
  • Screen 190
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Notable Texture 282
  • Winter Interest 117
  • Indiana Native 168
  • Shade Tolerant 116

    • Additional Information

    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.

    4 Symphoricarpos albus found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_01405*ASPKL
    22012_01234*ASPKL
    32012_01234*BSPKL
    42012_01237*ASPKL

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