Collection of Snowberries - Symphorycarpos

The Collection of snowberries with Colourful Berries brings together 3 deciduous bushes that brighten the garden with their decorative berries late into the season. Their fruiting offers a range of colours from brilliant white to purplish pink. These hardy plants, featuring tender green foliage and discreet summer flowering, are truly easy to cultivate. They adapt to all types of soil, whether in full sun or partial shade. Bring them into a small hedge or a shrubbery bed!

This collection consists of:

1 Symphoricarpos ‘Amethyst’: This dense and compact bush, reaching 1.5 metres in height, stands out for its intense purple berries that appear after a white bell-shaped summer flowering.

1 Symphoricarpos x doorenboosii 'White Hedge': This upright variety reaches about 1.2 metres in height. It produces bright, pearly white berries.

1 Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock': With a more spreading habit, this snowberry spreads over 2.5 metres with a height of about 60 cm. It is adorned with small dark pink berries, and its foliage takes on a reddish hue in autumn.

These Symphoricarpos can be planted in spring or autumn. These bushes adapt to all exposures: they tolerate shade but will be more floriferous and fruit-bearing in partial shade or full sun. Any well-prepared garden soil will suit them; they even cope with dry soils riddled with roots found under large trees and at the foot of hedges. Plant the taller Symphorine ‘Amethyst’ in the background, followed by 'White Hedge' for a low hedge, and finish with Hancock in front of the others or at the edge, due to its spreading habit. Maintain a spacing of 70 cm between each plant for a lovely blanket cover. For a dense effect, count 3 plants per m².

To accompany the Collection of Snowberries with Colourful Berries, opt for modestly sized bushes that offer beautiful flowering, attractive autumn foliage, or decorative fruiting. Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea’ showcases dark purple foliage turning to scarlet red in autumn; plant it in the background to highlight the colourful fruiting of the snowberries. Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’ with its bright red berries and yellow-orange autumn foliage, blends to add texture and colour to the scene. Cotoneaster horizontalis, creeping, with small red berries, whose foliage turns bronze in autumn, will complete the ensemble, planted in front of the other bushes. Count 4 plants of Berberis, 3 of Viburnum, and 5 of Cotoneaster to create a balanced composition rich in colours.