dwarf serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
USDA zones2 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green in summer, yellow to reddish in the fall.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Dwarf serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a shrub for borders, hedges, pollinator gardens, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy or loamy soil. White spring flowers are fragrant and give way to blue to purple-black fruit in summer. The berries are grown for jams, jellies, pies, and herbal teas. It is a larval host for swallowtail butterflies, and it often suckers, so give it room to form a colony.
Pairs well with Coneflower, Siebold's hosta, and Black-eyed Susan.
Native range
AK, CA, CO, IA, and 19 more places. See all 23
AK, CA, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY; AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT.