A NATIVE ONTARIO SHRUB. PLANTS/OFFSHOOTS SOLD LIKE PIC 1. PLANT PICTURED IS AN AVERAGE SIZE. SIZE CAN RANGE FROM JUST OVER 1 FOOT TO 3 FEET. AVAILABLE LATE MARCH TO MAY. 5 PLANTS $30 OR 20 PLANTS $100.
Snowberry is a great plant for filling in a tough spot. It spreads out nicely and will grow in shade. An ornamental shrub. Berries are a beautiful white coloration and hang on plants in winter. Berries are not edible. Snowberry is a resilient plant able to withstand a variety of conditions. They have been known to grow in a variety of soil types such as light sandy soil, medium loamy soil and heavier clay soil. Snowberry plants are also able to grow in a wide range of acidic and basic pHs and sunlight conditions. Snowberry is an important winter food source for quail, pheasant, and grouse. Snowberry is a popular ornamental shrub in gardens, grown for its decorative white fruit and wildlife gardening. It is also a useful landscaping plant due to its extreme versatility—tolerating sun, shade, heat, cold, drought, and inundation.
Height : to 6+ feet
Spread : 3-5 feet
Light : Full sun/part shade
Water : Medium to moist
Zone : 3
Leaves : Oblong, elliptical green leaves.
Stem : Older stems grey and shredded with younger being brown and shredded
Flower : Small, bell-shaped pink flowers in the summer
Fruit : Round white berries by late summer. Fruit remains in winter
Habit : Bushy shrub. Will sucker leading it to spread
