Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
A tough, suckering shrub with tiny pink bell flowers followed by clusters of waxy white berries that persist into winter. Thrives in sun or shade, wet or dry, holding difficult banks.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~25 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
More Symphoricarpos species
- Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
- Western Snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)
- Creeping Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis)
- Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)
- Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)