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Botanical Pronunciation:
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sim-for-ee-KAR-poss
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Key feature:
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Ornamental Berries
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Plant type:
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Shrub
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Garden style:
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Cottage
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Deciduous/evergreen:
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Deciduous
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Cold hardiness zones:
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3 - 7
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Light needs:
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Partial to full sun
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Sunset climate zones:
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1 - 11, 14 - 21
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Water Needs:
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Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Average landscape size:
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Moderate growing 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide.
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Growth rate:
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Moderate
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Flower attribute:
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Flowers for Cutting
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Special features:
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Attracts Birds, Easy Care, North American Native, Ornamental Berries
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Landscape uses:
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Border, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Woodland Garden
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Flower color:
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Pink
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Blooms:
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Summer
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Foliage color:
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Dark Green
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: early spring.
Design Ideas
Native, snowberries are essential to North American wild landscapes because they naturalize so well. A superbly beautiful addition to wildlife habitat gardens as a late season food source for many species. Improved color and form has boosted them into high status in traditional shrub borders for late season interest. Plant as a low informal hedge or arrange in irregular groupings. A fresh new candidate for foundation planting. Add to any garden for a ready supply of colorful cut berry sprays for autumn decorating.
Planting Instructions:
Dig hole twice as wide and just as deep as the root ball. Place the plant into the new hole making sure that the top of the root ball is level with existing soil line. Fill in the hole, using planting mix at a ratio of 2 shovels native soil to 1 shovel planting mix (pack down soil around the root ball so that your soil doesn't settle). With extra soil make a well around the plant to retain water. Don't forget the Seaweed Extract, mix in 1 and ¼ ounces of extract to 1 gallon of water pour around base of plant. In three weeks retreat with Seaweed Extract.
Fertilizing During The Season:
You will want to fertilize in April, June, and September, we suggest Yum Yum its a great organic fertilizer designed for our soil. Don't forget to use a Winterizer or Yum Yum Winterizer in November and January to help promote vigorous root systems.