Dwarf Aronia

Dwarf compact multi-stemmed deciduous shrub. Glossy dark green leaves turning wine-red to orange-red in autumn. More compact and more flowers than species. Selected Morton Arboretum from seed collected Kane County, Illinois bog habitat. Introduced Chicagoland Grows® Program.

Clusters of white 5-petaled fragrant flowers May. Black edible berries blueberry-size ripen fall. Good fruit production. Self-fertile, benefits from multiple plantings. Spreading by underground stems, forms colonies. Attracts bees and birds.

Selected Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois from native Illinois seed. Introduced Chicagoland Grows® Program. Dwarf form bringing multi-season interest to limited spaces. Useful for smaller landscapes, groundcover, foundations, urban gardens.