- Category:
- Deciduous Shrub, Native
- Genus:
- Aronia
- Species:
- melonocarpa
- Cultivar
- 'Viking'
- Common Name:
- Viking Chokeberry
- Height:
- 3 to 6 Feet
- Spread:
- 3 to 6 Feet
- Habit:
- Rounded, multi-stemmed shrub. Slow growth rate.
- Zone:
- 4 to 9
- Culture:
- Full sun to partial shade.
- Flower:
- White in small clusters, in spring.
- Flower Color:
- White
- Fruit:
- Dark black berry, in clusters in fall. A favorite of birds and other wildlife.
- Foliage:
- Dark, glossy green in summer, becoming red to purple in fall. Deciduous.