Common names:
Shadblow Service Berry
Downy Serviceberry
Canadian Serviceberry

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Fruit: Showy
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Fermented
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Wasps
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

May 2016 after having been moved back 2 feet.

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