A real winter beauty. Coralberry is part of the oak savanna where it creates low dense thickets in dry areas that are in full sun or light shade. The white flowers are flushed with pink and bloom in early Spring, but they are not particularly showy. However, the half-inch sized fruit is a brilliant purplish red that persists through the winter. Birds do eat the fruit before spring. In the plant world there are very few plants like coralberry that can grow 3 feet tall and handle dry spots in shade. The other plant is Diervilla, and both plants are part of the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) Family.

Environment:  Xeric  Dry/Mesic  Mesic  Wet/Mesic  Hydric

Exposure:  Shade  Part Shade  Morning Sun  Full Sun

Bloom Period:  Spring  Summer  Fall