Desert Snowberry
Symphoricarpos longiflorus
Desert snowberry is a wiry Western shrub bearing fragrant, tubular pink flowers that draw hummingbirds, followed by waxy white berries for birds. Drought- and cold-hardy for dry, rocky slopes.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- red, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~25 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Symphoricarpos species
- Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
- Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
- Western Snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)
- Creeping Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis)
- Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)