Find a Plant#
© Ernie Marx
western snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 10.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains, Riparian
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Underground
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4 - Soil Type
- Acidic/Low pH, Alkaline/High pH, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
The genus Symphoricarpos is an important food source for bumblebees. Forms dense, low thickets.