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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckles) |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Synonyms: [Symphoricarpus] |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: Spreading |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Symphoricarpos mollis (Creeping Snowberry) - A deciduous sub-shrub typically growing to only 1 foot tall but slowly spreading by rhizomes to 3 to 4 foot wide patches with attractive soft rounded light green leaves on reddish stems. Pink flowers, few to a cluster, appear in late spring and are followed in summer by globbose white berries. Plant in cool coastal sun or shade in most any soil (tolerates clay) and water little to occasionally. Hardy to at least 0 °F. This plant naturally inhabits woodland hills and mountain slopes of the Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, and mountains of Southern California, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands where it is often found growing on north slopes, in ravines, and sometimes in full sun close to the coast. Most often called the Creeping Snowberry for the slowly spreading rhizomes though, common names include Southern California Snowberry, Dwarf Snowberry and Trip Vine. The flowers are visited by hummingbirds and the fruit is eaten by some birds, though this is noted as a last resource as these berries have compounds in them that make them taste like soap. Some list this fruit as edible though the the presence of saponins makes them unpalatable. A great accent or groundcover shrub that goes well with ferns, Currants, Coral Bells and other plants that make up the dry woodland setting. The name Symphoricarpos is from the Greek words 'symphorein' meaning "to bear together" and 'karpos' meaning "fruit" in reference to the clustered fruits.
Information displayed on this page about Symphoricarpos mollis is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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