Brilliant Red Chokeberry
Tagged as: Intermediate Sized, shrubs
Botanic Name: Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Common Name: Brilliant Red Chokeberry
Updated 2/2012
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Height: 6-8' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Upright Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-9
Cultural Requirements: Full sun or part shade in a moist, well-drained soil. Tolerates both wet and dry sites.
Ornamental Characteristics: Glossy green leaves turns a brilliant scarlet in fall; white flowers in spring; abundant red fruit in fall.
Uses in the Landscape: Fall color makes it excellent in groups; also affective in a shrub border or mixed border.
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