Low spreading shrub with glossy green leaves turning red-orange and small black berries

Black Chokeberry Ground Hug®

2 Gallon
$62.99
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Low spreading shrub with glossy green leaves turning red-orange and small black berries
  • Low spreading shrub with glossy green leaves turning red-orange and small black berries
  • Low spreading shrub with glossy green leaves turning red-orange and small black berries
Black Chokeberry Ground Hug®
Shrub · Zones 3–8
Aronia melanocarpa

Black Chokeberry Ground Hug®

$62.99
Size2 Gallon
The short version

A shrub for full sun or part sun.

Native variety. Bees can get in.

Zones 3–8Full sun · Part sunModerate waterNot pet-safe
Stock
In stockTracking the day it leaves
Promise
Arrives aliveOr we replace it. How
From Natorp's, Mason, Ohio Meet them
Spacing and size

2–3 ft apart for groundcover.

Full growing guide
The story

Native groundcover with fall fire.

A low, spreading aronia that hugs the ground, with white flowers in spring, glossy green leaves all summer and a red-orange fall color. Black berries follow and the birds take them.

Light

Full sun for the best fall color; part shade is fine.

Water

Water weekly the first season. It handles wet soil and moderate drought once established.

Planting

Plant in spring or fall, root ball level with the soil.

A native, deer-resistant groundcover with three seasons of interest.

The facts
Size8–14 in. tall, 2–3 ft wideShowSpring flowers; fall color and fruitLightFull sun, Part sunZones3–8WaterAverageGood forNative variety, Deer-resistantPetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reach
Who it feeds
  • Caterpillars About 31 kinds of native butterflies and moths raise their caterpillars on Aronia, going by the median county in a nationwide study. Caterpillars are what songbirds feed their chicks. Source
Full growing guide: feeding, pruning, the year, troubleshooting →
Plays well with

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