The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Amethyst™ Doorenbos coralberry

Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)

Distribution: hybrid: selection of Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus × (S. × chenaultii)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: An attractive, deciduous shrub with beautiful, vivid, deep pink fruit in late summer. Flowers are insignificant but abundant clusters of fruit hang on into early winter. Grows 3-5' tall and wide with an upright rounded habit. Excellent used in the shrub border, mass, small hedge or floral arrangements where it is said to last up to 3 weeks.