Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Low, suckering shrub with pink bell flowers and clusters of waxy white berries that persist into winter for birds. Colonizes to hold prairie swales and slopes.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–3 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~25 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY
Related native plants
More Symphoricarpos species
- Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
- Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
- Creeping Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis)
- Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)
- Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)