Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
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Black Chokeberry is a Virginia native shrub that typically reaches 3–6 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with white flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Dry, Dry to Medium, Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spread
- 3–6 ft
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring, Mid Spring
- Bloom Color
- White
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Rain garden; bird garden; shrub border; erosion control
- Wildlife Value
- Nectar/pollen; possible Lepidoptera host
Black Chokeberry grows best in full sun or part shade with dry, dry to medium, medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 3–6 ft tall and 3–6 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Nectar/pollen; possible Lepidoptera host. It is well suited to Rain garden, bird garden, shrub border, erosion control.
Good to know: White spring flowers, fall color, dark berries.