- General Information: An underappreciated native shrub with showy fruits, foliage, and flowers. The bell-shaped pale pink flowers emerge in summer, giving way to snow-white berries in winter. The leaves are a deep green with a pale underside, and while they are usually entirely oval-shaped, they sometimes develop lobed margins. The ascending branches give an overall rounded appearance to the shrub while also making the underside of the leaves visible at a distance, creating an overall blue-green look. Naturally occurs along wooded dry rocky slopes, bluffs, and outcrops, along embankments, and in woodlands. Under ideal conditions, the plant can form a dense thicket by suckering. A nice addition to the late fall and winter landscape, as the bare branches make the white berries a focal point.An exceptional native which provides wildlife with food, shelter, and pollen, and people with screening, erosion control, and decorative beauty. This plant has a long history of medicinal uses among Indigenous Peoples.
Cultivation Details: Snowberry is self-fertile. Only one plant is needed to produce fruit. They have a rapid growth rate. Excellent as a low-maintenance native ornamental. Consider as a patio plant, erosion control on a slope or bank, along walkways, in woodland gardens, as a foundation planting, or as a border planting. Pairs well with Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus). Resistant to Deer, Drought, Erosion, Poor and Dry Soil. Valuable to Butterflies, Birds and small mammals as a food source and shelter.
Growing Requirements: Plant in full sun to nearly full shade. Prefers moist, well-drained soils. Tolerant of soils that may occasionally become very wet or occasionally very dry. Succeeds in most soil types. Especially tolerant of heavy clay soil.
- Fun Facts: The genus Symphoricarpos is made up of 15 species, mostly native to North and Central America, with one from western China. 12 species are found in the United States.
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