Low Scape Hedger black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa 'Low Scape Hedger'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Red-purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Low Scape Hedger' black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa 'Low Scape Hedger') is a shrub for hedges, borders, rain gardens, and foundation plantings. 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows up to 60 inches tall with an erect habit. White flowers open in spring and early summer and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. The leaves turn red-purple in fall.
Pairs well with Royal fern, Gooseneck loosestrife, and Black gum.