Description
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Height: 6-8ft
Spread: 3-4ft
Zone: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Growth Rate: Slow
Bloom Time/Color: April; white
Uses: Naturalizing, massing, borders, specimen
Maintenance: Low
Other: Fall color, edible, native
Red chokeberry is an under used deciduous shrub with multi season interest. In spring, clusters of small white flowers emerge and eventually mature in autumn into bright red fruit. The fruit is actually edible and jams/jellies can be found in gourmet groceries. Throughout the growing season, the shrub is covered in glossy, dark green elliptical leaves that turn red in the fall. Chokeberries also have little to no disease or insect problems and are known to slowly form colonies. Plants prefer average, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade, however, they tolerate a wide range of growing conditions including wet/clay soils and occasional drought. 'Brilliantissima' was selected for its compactness (as compared to other members of the species), better fall color, and larger, more abundant fruit.
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