When does snowberry bloom?

Symphoricarpos albus produces small pink-tinged white flowers in June and July, followed by clusters of white berries that often persist into winter.

What pollinators visit snowberry flowers?

Bumble bees and hummingbirds are regular visitors to snowberry flowers, drawn to the small tubular blooms produced in early summer.

How much sun and water does snowberry need?

Snowberry does best in part shade and tolerates a range of light from fuller sun to fairly deep shade. It prefers low to moderate water and handles dry spells well once established.

What kind of growth habit does snowberry have?

Snowberry is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub that spreads by suckering, often forming loose thickets in woodland edges, hedgerows, and along stream banks.

Snowberry

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Symphoricarpos albus

Last reviewed: November 2026

Symphoricarpos albus is a deciduous shrub that blooms in June and July and produces round white berries. It thrives in part shade with low water once established, often at woodland edges and along stream banks.

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Toxicity unknown

Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) is not listed by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (opens in new tab) or the other sources we check, so we have no verdict for it either way. Absence from those lists is not a clearance. If your pet shows symptoms after eating any plant, call the ASPCA at (888) 426-4435.

Light

part shade

Water

medium

Size

36"–72" H × 36"–72" W

Bloom

Jun, Jul

Native to

CA, CO, CT, DC and 29 more states

Pollinators

bumble bees, hummingbirds

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A thicket-forming shrub with fine twiggy branches, small pink bell flowers, and conspicuous waxy white berries that persist well past leaf drop. It handles dry shade and poor soil and is often used to hold slopes.

Growing Snowberry

Grow Snowberry in part shade and medium water. Mature plants reach 36 to 72 inches tall and spread 36 to 72 inches wide.

Wildlife value

Small bell flowers are a favorite of bumble bees, and the winter-persistent fruit feeds birds when little else remains.

Common questions

When does snowberry bloom?: Symphoricarpos albus produces small pink-tinged white flowers in June and July, followed by clusters of white berries that often persist into winter.
What pollinators visit snowberry flowers?: Bumble bees and hummingbirds are regular visitors to snowberry flowers, drawn to the small tubular blooms produced in early summer.
How much sun and water does snowberry need?: Snowberry does best in part shade and tolerates a range of light from fuller sun to fairly deep shade. It prefers low to moderate water and handles dry spells well once established.
What kind of growth habit does snowberry have?: Snowberry is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub that spreads by suckering, often forming loose thickets in woodland edges, hedgerows, and along stream banks.

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Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.

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