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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small globose bright pink drupes
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Marleen®
Cultivar name: 'Ariso'
Common names
  • Doorenbos' Coralberry
  • Pink Snowberry
Also sold as:
  • Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Marleen'

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-10-15
Location: Friend's Garden, Michigan
Date: 2004-10-02
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-10-04
Location: Friend's Garden, Michigan
Date: 2004-10-02

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