Symphoricarpos

Coralberry

The coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) is a native deciduous shrub of the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) family. This plant has many common names, including waxberry, buckleberry, snowberry, snapberry, wolfberry, turkeybush, round snowberry, Indian currant, buckbrush, and devil’s shoestring.

Classification

  • Common Names: Coralberry

  • Family: Caprifoliaceae

  • Variety:

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coralberry

Propagation Notes

  • Plant Type: Shrub

  • Propagation: Seed

  • Hardiness:

  • Flowering Season:

Snowberry is a resilient plant able to withstand a variety of conditions. Snowberry plants are most commonly found in forests, dry or moist openings, rocky hillsides or near riverbanks and streams.[5] They have been known to grow in a variety of soil types such as light sandy soil, medium loamy soil and heavier clay soil.[5] Snowberry plants are also able to grow in a wide range of acidic and basic pHs and sunlight conditions.

They have a very tough, hard, impermeable covering, and so are very hard to germinate and may lie dormant for up to ten years.