Snowberry bushes add a unique element to your landscape, bringing almost year-round interest to your yard. In the spring they produce small bell-shaped flowers. These little flowers are pink, pendulous, and lightly fragrant. Their foliage color begins as bluish green in the spring and turns to yellow in the fall.
But the most beautiful feature of Snowberry bushes is their berries. The Common Snowberry Bush produces white berries that resemble clusters of pearls. They load themselves so heavily with berries that they almost overtake their leaves. You can see the color on their heavy laden branches from a block away. These beautiful berries persist into late fall, providing food for hungry birds. The Common Snowberry produces pearl-white berries and will grow 3 to 6 feet tall and wide.
If you’re looking for something a little more colorful, you can plant Pinky Promise Dwarf Snowberry bushes. These amazing shrubs only reach 3 feet tall and wide, and they bury themselves in clusters of small bubble gum pink berries. They’re stunningly beautiful and sized just right for small spaces.
Snowberry bushes, also known as Symphoricarpos, are ideal for Utah landscapes. They’re hardy to zone 3, so they’ll handle our cold winter weather easily. They grow quickly in full sun to partial shade, and require very little water once they’re established. In fact, some people will include them in their xeriscape landscapes.
Snowberries are actually native to Utah, so they will thrive here and support native wildlife such as birds and pollinators. However, deer don’t like them, so you don’t need to worry about them being ruined by hungry deer in the night. On top of all that, snowberry bushes can handle the various soil conditions we have here in Utah, and they’ll even tolerate water from Utah Lake. They’re practically perfect. And they especially stand out right now, when many other plants are finished showing off for the year. We highly recommend them!
