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Red Chokeberry
Red Chokeberry

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Softstem Bulrush



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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Sedge or Rush

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
North America

Types

-
Grass

Number of Varieties

35
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
-

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm270.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

12.70 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Olive

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Olive

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Olive

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Rhizome division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Itchiness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia
Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani

Common Name

Red Chokeberry
Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush

In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry
Softstem Bulrush

In German

Rote Apfelbeere
Softstem Bulrush

In French

Red Chokeberry
Softstem Bulrush

In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry
Softstem Bulrush

In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry
Softstem Bulrush

In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry
Softstem Bulrush

In Polish

Red aronii
Softstem Bulrush

In Latin

arbutifolia
Softstem Bulrush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Rosales
Poales

Family

Rosaceae
Cyperaceae

Genus

Aronia
Schoenoplectus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

2535
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Chokeberry and Softstem Bulrush

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Importance of Red Chokeberry and Softstem Bulrush

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Chokeberry and Softstem Bulrush. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Chokeberry and Softstem Bulrush as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Red Chokeberry is whereas of Softstem Bulrush is Abscess, Snakebite and Wounds. Red Chokeberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Softstem Bulrush has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Chokeberry vs Softstem Bulrush

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Red Chokeberry vs Softstem Bulrush and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Red Chokeberry are whereas of Softstem Bulrush have Itchiness respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Chokeberry has showy fruits and Softstem Bulrush has no showy fruits. Also Red Chokeberry is not flowering and Softstem Bulrush is not flowering . You can compare Red Chokeberry and Softstem Bulrush facts and facts of other plants too.