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.