Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Symphoricarpos L. [288]

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genus_en: Snowberry

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Caprifoliaceae

family_ja: スイカズラ

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distribution_en: N.America, China (1)

description_en: Genus of about 17 species of deciduous shrubs found in woodland and thickets and on prairies and plains in W. China and North and Central America. They are grown for their spherical or ovoid, fleshy, white to pink, or dark blue or purple fruits, which last well into winter, and their tiny, bell- or funnel-shaped, nectar-rich, white to pink flowers, which attract bees. The flowers are borne singly or in terminal or axillary clusters, spikes, or dense racemes. The leaves are simple and opposite. Very hardy, and tolerant of poor soil, pollution, and exposed sites. Good for a shrub border, screen, or informal hedge. Use S. x chenaultii ’Hancock’ as ground cover. Fruits may cause mild stomach upset if ingested; contact with them may irritate skin.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Divide in autumn if suckering. Take greenwood cuttings in summer, or hardwood cuttings in autumn.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment:

comment_ja: セッコウボク

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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