Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench - Honeysuckle family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches
Planting Distance: 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 18 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Coralberry: 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
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
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.