Symphoricarpos Candy
For gardeners who are looking for shrubs that provide winter interest after most flowers and leaves are gone, snowberries rate high on the list. Plump, candy-pink berries ripen in early fall, as the last of summers’ small pink flowers swell into pearls. As the leaves fall, each arching stem is adorned with the decorative berries which remain on slender branches through the winter.This is the perfect plant to provide months of winter garden interest. These new, compact forms are suitable for a more prominent place in the front border. Snowberries are especially beautiful with a light dusting of snow and are spectacular in large numbers.
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Who Am I?
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Common Name
Candy snowberry -
Botanical Name
Symphoricarpos doornbosii ‘Kolmcan’ PP20931 -
Type
Shrub -
Bloom Time
Early summer -
Bloom Color
Pink -
Fruit Time
Late summer -
Fruit Color
Pink
Cultural Details
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Bloom Time
Early summer -
Size
30-36″ tall by 30-36″ wide -
Hardiness Zone
3-8 -
Light
Full sun to part shade farther south -
Soil
Average garden soil -
Moisture
Moist, but well drained -
Disease & Pests
Occasional powdery mildew -
Landscape Use
Foundations, cutting gardens, wildlife gardens, borders, small urban gardens, containers -
Propagation
Cuttings -
Pruning
Symphoricarpos flower in early spring on new growth and fruit in late summer. To ensure maximum fruit production, prune no later than late winter.