Symphoricarpos chenaultii - P9

Description
From September, these produce pink-coloured, round fruits that keep for a very long time.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit jewellery * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * tolerates pruning * resistant to urban climates, fume-hardy, sensitive to late frost, tolerant to soil salts, shade-tolerant

Leaves
Long adherent.

Growth habit
Pink snowberry is bushy and overhanging in habit.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
This plant is tolerant of pruning.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time. - Watering less frequently, but thoroughly and thoroughly, encourages the plant roots to penetrate deeper into the soil. This enables the plant to survive dry periods better.

Flower
The light pink flowers appear in spikes from June to August.

fruit
The pink-coloured, round berries of Symphoricarpos chenaultii are particularly decorative. These appear from September. Adhere for a very long time.

Interesting facts
Plant or parts of the plant are poisonous.

Use
Solitary, group planting, bee pasture

Root
Symphoricarpos chenaultii is a shallow-rooting plant.