| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial 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) |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Mountain snowberries are highly regarded for the beauty of their foliage and fruits and are widely grown as ornamentals. |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Fruits are white, berrylike drupes containing 2 nutlets, each of which contains a seed. Fruit may persist on shrubs for up to 2 seasons before falling to the ground. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Seeds have a pronounced dormancy; acid treatment or stratification should be employed to break down the seed coat. Depth to plant seed: Seeds germinate best on bare soil in partial shade. Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Other info: Direct seeding with unstratified dried fruits or cleaned seed is generally recommended in the fall or winter. Max seed storage period is approx 10 years. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: Transplants are obtained by pulling up rooted basal sprouts from the root crown in the early spring before leaf growth. |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
