Snowberry Bush
Pretty pink blooms and plump white berries, the radiant native Snowberry Bush (Symphoricarpos albus) will delight you in the spring, summer, and fall! Featuring a low, spreading accent shrub that's perfect for covering the ground and forming naturalized groups, colonies, and thickets that birds and wildlife to take shelter in!
Spring begins as clusters of darling bell-shaped blossoms in ranges of pink to light pink to white. These dainty flowers attract Hummingbirds and a plethora of native bees and other pollinators.
Also known as, the Waxberry and White Coralberry and Ice Apple because the fruit forms plump, frosty-white fruits that persist through late summer until autumn! Snip a few stems for your bouquets and brides love these quirky bouquet additions!
The rounded dark green foliage forms along the slender arching stems, arranged in opposite pairs, creating a unique landscape appearance! These natives are rambling, spreading groundcovers or mounding low shrubs are a huge boon for berry-eating birds!
Planting and Application:
Common Snowberry, or Native Snowberry bushes are great for creating thickets that naturalize gradually in both sun and some lightly shaded locations of the landscape! Add airy branching and foliage, plus ornamental white fall berries into your mixed shrub borders, bird-friendly groupings, and naturalized, native plantings without the work or fuss!
The white clusters of berries stand out in the landscape through fall and winter, at least until the birds find them! The blooms make these suitable for Pollinator Gardens, while their moisture-loving roots make them fantastic in Rain Gardens.
Its dense, twiggy growth makes a welcoming habitat for ground-dwelling birds and other small animals. The root systems are perfect for erosion control, steep hillsides, and slopes, or as naturalized borders and low hedges!
- Cute Pinkish Bell-Shaped Spring Flowers
- Airy Branching & Rounded Neatly Arranged Blue-Green Leaves
- Late Summer to Fall Display of Fat White Berries
- Pollinator & Bird-Friendly Native Shrubs
- Low Hedges, Backdrops, Groupings & Naturalized Plantings
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Snowberry Bushes tolerate a wide range of sun and shade conditions, as well as poor soil and neglect. Once established, they even handle moist to occasionally soggy soil and urban conditions! These hardy natives are truly adaptable plants! Appreciating a 3-4 inch layer of mulch over their soil surfaces, established Snowberry are wonderfully easy to grow and only need supplemental moisture during drought and the summer months.
Prune these shrubs in the early spring before new growth emerges. Alternately, you can renewal prune every 3-5 years and only prune out the oldest, least productive branching, leaving newer more vigorously growing stems in place.
- Full Sun & Partial/Afternoon Shade & Full Shade
- Widely Adaptable - Tolerant of Infertile Soil & Neglect
- Mulch Well in Drier & Hotter Climates
- Pruning Before New Growth Shows in Spring
- Very Tolerant & Easy to Grow
Plump berries and an easy-going nature, the native Snowberry bush will delight you and your pollinators! Order yours today at Nature Hills and support your local ecosystem by planting hardy native plants in your landscape!
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Pretty pink blooms and plump white berries, the radiant native Snowberry Bush (Symphoricarpos albus) will delight you in the spring, summer, and fall! Featuring a low, spreading accent shrub that's perfect for covering the ground and forming naturalized groups, colonies, and thickets that birds and wildlife to take shelter in!
Spring begins as clusters of darling bell-shaped blossoms in ranges of pink to light pink to white. These dainty flowers attract Hummingbirds and a plethora of native bees and other pollinators.
Also known as, the Waxberry and White Coralberry and Ice Apple because the fruit forms plump, frosty-white fruits that persist through late summer until autumn! Snip a few stems for your bouquets and brides love these quirky bouquet additions!
The rounded dark green foliage forms along the slender arching stems, arranged in opposite pairs, creating a unique landscape appearance! These natives are rambling, spreading groundcovers or mounding low shrubs are a huge boon for berry-eating birds!
Planting and Application:
Common Snowberry, or Native Snowberry bushes are great for creating thickets that naturalize gradually in both sun and some lightly shaded locations of the landscape! Add airy branching and foliage, plus ornamental white fall berries into your mixed shrub borders, bird-friendly groupings, and naturalized, native plantings without the work or fuss!
The white clusters of berries stand out in the landscape through fall and winter, at least until the birds find them! The blooms make these suitable for Pollinator Gardens, while their moisture-loving roots make them fantastic in Rain Gardens.
Its dense, twiggy growth makes a welcoming habitat for ground-dwelling birds and other small animals. The root systems are perfect for erosion control, steep hillsides, and slopes, or as naturalized borders and low hedges!
- Cute Pinkish Bell-Shaped Spring Flowers
- Airy Branching & Rounded Neatly Arranged Blue-Green Leaves
- Late Summer to Fall Display of Fat White Berries
- Pollinator & Bird-Friendly Native Shrubs
- Low Hedges, Backdrops, Groupings & Naturalized Plantings
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Snowberry Bushes tolerate a wide range of sun and shade conditions, as well as poor soil and neglect. Once established, they even handle moist to occasionally soggy soil and urban conditions! These hardy natives are truly adaptable plants! Appreciating a 3-4 inch layer of mulch over their soil surfaces, established Snowberry are wonderfully easy to grow and only need supplemental moisture during drought and the summer months.
Prune these shrubs in the early spring before new growth emerges. Alternately, you can renewal prune every 3-5 years and only prune out the oldest, least productive branching, leaving newer more vigorously growing stems in place.
- Full Sun & Partial/Afternoon Shade & Full Shade
- Widely Adaptable - Tolerant of Infertile Soil & Neglect
- Mulch Well in Drier & Hotter Climates
- Pruning Before New Growth Shows in Spring
- Very Tolerant & Easy to Grow
Plump berries and an easy-going nature, the native Snowberry bush will delight you and your pollinators! Order yours today at Nature Hills and support your local ecosystem by planting hardy native plants in your landscape!
