Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
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Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Flower features: red, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Read about Symphoricarpos orbiculatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Moench (S. vulgaris, Michx. S. parviflorus, Desf. S. Symphoricarpos, MacMillan. Symphoria conglomerate, Pers. S. glomerata, Pursh). Indian Currant. Coral Berry. Shrub, 2-5 ft., with slender upright branches: lvs. oval or ovate, mostly obtuse, usually pubescent beneath, 3/4 – 1 1/2 in. long: fls. in dense and short axillary and terminal clusters or spikes; corolla campanulate, 1/6 in. long; stamens and the hairy style included: fr. purplish red, subglobose, 1/6 – 1/4 in. across. July: fr. in Oct., Nov., long persistent. N.J. to Ga., Kans., and Texas, west to S.D.

Var. variegatus, Schneid. (var. aureo-reticulatus, Zabel). Variegated with yellow.—One of the most desirable species on account of the long-persisting fr. and foliage. CH


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