Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty'
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Description
A fantastic new dwarf selection of Aronia with a compact growing habit, masses of hawthorn-like white flowers in spring and clusters of dark-blue fruit that last all winter. The fruit are popular with birds and other wildlife.
The leaves are glossy green in colour, turning wine-red before falling in autumn. Tough and reliable, Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty' is a lovely garden shrub with nearly year round interest and can also be planted as an unusual hedge.
Features
- Common name: Black Chokeberry.
- Position: Full sun or shade.
- Soil: Moist or well drained, fertile soils. Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty' dislikes shallow, chalky soils.
- Hardiness: Hardy.
- Flowering Period: May - June.
- Rate of Growth: Moderate.
- Habit: Small mounded shrub.
- Height: up to 1.5 m (5 ft)
- Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
- Notes: This plant is also known as Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton'
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