General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 8-12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small globose white drupe containing two nutlets.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds

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Common names
  • Smooth Snowberry
  • Black Snowberry
  • Canyon Snowberry
  • Riverside Snowberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
  • Synonym: Symphoricarpos albus subsp. laevigatus

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Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
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Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-08-20
Comments:
  • Posted by CLUSIANA on Aug 20, 2012 8:00 AM concerning plant:
    Before the fruits, this shrub produces small pink flowers. Fruit is good for birds, toxic for humans. Easy grower everywhere. Easy to grow from cuttings during the fall.

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