Symphoricarpos x Proud Berry® (Coralberry) Unity Grown

Symphoricarpos x Proud Berry® is a gorgeous showy hybrid cultivar of coralberry, a small, rounded shrub found across a variety of locations in North America; as a naturally occuring hybrid in a nursery setting, the exact parentage of Symphoricarpos x Proud Berry® is unknown, but most members of the Symphoricarpos genus are found in North and Central America. Growing to 3-4' tall and wide, Proud Berry® is well regarded for its attractive foliage as well as its showy late-season berries. In the early summer, coralberry produces a profusion of greenish-white, relatively unassuming flowers in small clusters along the stem; though blooms are occasionally showy, this cultivar's berries are aabsolutely the most eye-catching part. In the late summer, after flowers are pollinated, soft , pastel green berries begin to form along the branches in great numbers, maturing to an adorable cotton-candy-pink color through the fall and winter. 

With parent species found in a variety of climates and ecosystem types across the US, Proud Berry® can succeed in almost any location in the garden, but prefers full sun or part-shade conditions and average, medium-to-dry soils. Compact and less prone to wild suckering than other cultivars, Proud Berry® coralberry is an excellent choice for low to medium hedges or borders or in part-shade beds, where their structure provides shelter to a variety of birds and other wildlife, and it can show its full ornamental appeal as well as its full ecological appeal to pollinators, birds, and small mammals. 

Photos courtesy of Proven Winners.