Red Chokeberry (Aronia x prunifolia 'Brilliant')

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Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	6-8 feet
Plant Spread:	6-8 feet
Leaves:	Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Leaves are waxy bright green and turn brilliant scarlet in fall.
Fruit:	Showy Edible to birds Other: Glossy bright red berries September through November.
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Other: May
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant:	Birds
Pollinators:	Various insects

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Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 22, 2014 6:45 PM concerning plant:

Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliant') is a flowering shrub native to Eastern North America. White spring flowers are followed by red berries, which ripen in the late summer and fall to the delight of backyard birds. The leaves on this cultivar turn a bright red in the autumn, giving multiseason interest. Tolerates wet soil and clay soil.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Aug 3, 2018 11:14 AM concerning plant:

This 'Brilliant' Red Chokeberry is the same as the official cultivar of Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima.' Check the official scientific cultivar name of 'Brilliantissima'.

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Catmint20906	On September 26, 2015	Fruit Ripened
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Aronia Red Chokeberry (Aronia x prunifolia 'Brilliant')