Running Serviceberry
Amelanchier stolonifera
Running serviceberry is a low, suckering serviceberry that forms colonies on dry, sandy, or rocky ground, with white spring bloom and sweet blue-purple berries. A fine groundcovering wildlife shrub.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–5 ft
- Spacing
- 4–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~124 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, CT, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA, VT, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Amelanchier species
- Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
- Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
- Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)
- Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
- Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)