Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Symphoricarpos albus
Family: (Caprifoliaceae)
Deciduous shrub to 6′. Snowberry. This North America native is thicket-forming, with wiry branches and oblong-elliptic to rounded, opposite, green leaves. Tiny, bell-shaped, pink flowers bloom in clusters in the leaf axils. The flowers are followed by bunches of globose berries that begin pale green in colour but ripen to snow-white by late summer to early autumn. The attractive fruits last into winter, creating a dramatic effect of white berries perched on leafless branches. Grows naturally on dry, rocky, woodland slopes, banks, and barrens. Sun. 3 & 6A & Δ
*Tip: If germination does not occur after 3-4 weeks, place seed pans in a cool location (about 40°) for 2-4 weeks
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