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Virginia Living Museum
Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia - rose family [Rosaceae])
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Height: |
6 - 13 feet (3 - 5 feet wide) |
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Light: |
Prefers full sun (for best flowers
and fruit production) but tolerates
partial shade |
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Soil Type: |
Thrives in wet, well-drained soils and
can tolerate flooding, but also does
well in drier soils |
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Bloom Time: |
Mid spring |
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Flower Color: |
White/near-white |
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Foliage: |
Deciduous, good fall color |
Small but striking flowers: bright white petals that contrast against gorgeous, unique pink-peach anthers. Leaves are tidy, glossy with scalloped edges and white velvety down underneath.
Edible fruits are glossy bright red in the fall resembling clusters of miniature crabapples, turning red-purple in late winter. Salmon to red-purple fall foliage. Suckers and spreads.
Although a wetland species, will thrive in drier soils. Attracts bees, butterflies and birds.
Trader Joe's sells aronia juice, however the flavor is an acquired one!
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