General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Image
Common names
  • Western snowberry
  • Wolfberry

Photo Gallery
Location: Lake Louise, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-07-31
Location: Lake Louise, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-07-31

Date: August

Credit NPS
Location: Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07

Credit NPS

Credit NPS

Credit NPS

Credit NPS
Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Dec 19, 2013 11:45 AM concerning plant:
    An important 'bird food' plant.
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 4, 2012 12:07 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar from this plant which produces a water white honey.

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page