common snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) is a shrub for borders, hedges, woodland gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet soil of most types. Small pink flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and the snow white berries that follow feed birds. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Red twig dogwood, Witch hazel, Sensitive fern, and Sedge.
Native range
North America, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and 3 more places. See all 7
North America, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Prince Edward I., Québec, and Rhode I..