Caprifoliaceae
Roundleaf snowberry
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Also known as Round-leaved snowberry, Symphoricarpos parvifolius, Waxberry, Mountain snowberry
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Snowberry · Wildlife Garden · Part Shade · White Berries · Deciduous · Drought Adaptable · Western Native · Groundcover · Caprifoliaceae
Roundleaf snowberry thrives in partial shade with moderate, consistent moisture and well-drained soil. It is a hardy, low-maintenance native shrub that spreads by suckers and looks lovely massed along woodland edges or slopes. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce frequency once the plant is settled in.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.2–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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