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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Indiancurrant Coralberry

Pronunciation
sim-for-ri-KAR-pos or-bik-EW-lah-tus
Nativity

New Jersey to Georgia, Kansas and Texas, west to South Dakota

Growth Habit

Spreading, suckering shrub.

Hardiness
2
Culture

Light or heavy, well-drained soil is acceptable.

Facultative Status
Upland
Landscape Use

Hedges, woodland understory, slope stabilization.

Foliage

Orange to rust fall color

Flower

Yellowish-white borne in June or July

Fruit

Purple, berry-like fruit .17-.25 inches in diameter reaches maturity in the fall and persists through winter.

Propagation

Seed or cuttings.

Pests
None serious.
Cultivars

'Hawkins' - Compact.

'Leucocarpus' - White fruit.

'Albovarigatus' - Rounded leaves edged with white.

'Bowles Gold Variegated' - Yellow-edged leaves.

'Variegatus' - Yellow variegation.

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