Plant · P-1032

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Coralberry is a mound-forming deciduous shrub of shaded woods, thickets and streambanks across the eastern and central United States, usually four to six feet tall and equally wide. Small greenish-white flowers open from spring into summer, followed by coral-pink to purple berries that persist through winter and feed songbirds, ground birds and small mammals. It tolerates a wide range of soil textures including heavy clay and low-fertility ground, grows in shade to full sun, and spreads by rooting wherever its arching stems touch the ground, forming dense colonies useful for slope stabilization.