{"product_id":"symphoricarpus-albus-snowberr","title":"Symphoricarpus albus (Snowberr)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a widespread native deciduous shrub ranging across most of North America, including throughout the Pacific Northwest. Forms rounded 3 to 6 foot suckering thickets with fine twigs and soft blue-green leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall \u003cstrong\u003epink-white bell-shaped flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e open in early summer. Classic bumblebee and hummingbird forage. Followed by the signature \u003cstrong\u003epure white waxy berries\u003c\/strong\u003e that persist through fall and winter, feeding songbirds, quail, grouse, and small mammals long after the leaves drop. (Berries are toxic to humans; they are wildlife food, not people food.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnowberry is the \u003cstrong\u003elarval host\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Snowberry Clearwing Moth (\u003cem\u003eHemaris diffinis\u003c\/em\u003e). A small day-flying bumblebee-mimic hummingbird moth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep Indigenous-use record: at least 25 Nations including the Makah, Klallam, Nitinaht, Skagit, Kwakiutl, Saanich, Cowichan, Chehalis, Cheyenne, Crow, Flathead, Kutenai, Nez Perce, Thompson, and Okanagan-Colville used Snowberry. Primarily as a medicinal plant (skin wash, eye medicine, veterinary preparations) and for arrow-shaft and broom material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeer-resistant\u003c\/strong\u003e (NC State: 'resists deer, drought, and occasional inundation') and \u003cstrong\u003ecoastal-suited\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent native thicket shrub for hedgerows, rain gardens, and forest edges. Pairs with Nootka Rose, Oceanspray, Red-Twig Dogwood, and Sword Fern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003e1-gallon size\u003c\/strong\u003e of the species; same plant, a more established start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Doak Creek","offer_id":43999777521752,"sku":"053041236","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/symphoricarpus-albus-snowberr","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}