Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench

Honeysuckle family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.5 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 130 days

Precipitation 15 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Automeris io io, Cameraria affins, Euphydryas phaeton, Haploa lecontei, Harrisimemna trisignata, Hemaris diffinis, Palthis asopialis, Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella, Phyllonorycter fragilella, Phyllonorycter mariaeella, Phyllonorycter symphoricarpaeella, Sphinx vashti

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
MEX: Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.