Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Texas, Mexico
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
-
Red chokeberry, Purple chokeberry
Number of Varieties
-3
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
Anthropogenic, Boggy areas, Cliffs, Fens, Swamps, Terrestrial, Wet lands, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-133-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm182.88 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
90.00 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Pink
Purplish-black
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove diseased branches by the tool's blades dipped into the alcohol solution
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Anaphylaxis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eczema
anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cold
Part of Plant Used
wax
Fruits
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Pectin
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
ARONIA melanocarpa
Common Name
wax plant
Black Chokeberry
In Hindi
Candelilla
Black Chokeberry Shrub
In German
candelilla
Schwarz Aronia Strauch
In French
candelilla
Noir Chokeberry Arbuste
In Spanish
candelilla
Chokeberry negro Arbusto
In Greek
candelilla
Μαύρο Chokeberry θάμνων
In Portuguese
candelilla
Chokeberry preto Arbusto
In Polish
candelilla
Krzew aronii
In Latin
candelilla
Lichen Frutex
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Rosales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Aronia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Maleae
Subfamily
-
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
-3
1
27800
👆🏻