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Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliant' |
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| Synonym(s) |
Aronia arbutifolia var. brilliantissima |
| Common name |
red chokeberry |
| Family |
rosaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z4-9) |
| Flowers |
white (late spring) |
| Size |
6-8' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
Fast-growing deciduous shrub native to the eastern US, with white flowers in spring and glossy red berries in fall. The 'Brilliant' variety or cultivar is a bit more compact than the species, with red fall foliage.
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| | Early October: the leaves are still glossy green, but already adorned by berry bling. |
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| | Mid-November: orange-red leaves |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Diane Rogers | Oct 09, 2014 | How do I tell when the brilliant aronia berries are ready to harvest? I've not found it listed online. Thanks, Diane
I'm afraid I have no experience with using the berries – I just enjoy them for their ornamental value. I would think that they'd be good to go when they are dark red, though. |
- Seed from '07 garden. Crushed dry berries to retrieve seeds (black irregular); baggy 35F (12w) -70F (12%G, 3d)
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