Ground Hug black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa 'Ground Hug'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size8 to 14 inches tall
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ground Hug' black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa 'Ground Hug') is a shrub for borders, ground cover, rain gardens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It stays low at 8 to 14 inches tall. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Hummingbird sweet pepperbush, Aromatic aster, and Sensitive fern.