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Common Name: black jetbead
Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 4 to 8
Native Range: Japan, China
Garden Location: Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Height: 3 to 6 feet
Spread: 4 to 9 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Fruit: Showy Fruit
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerates: Clay Soil
Culture
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates wide range of soil conditions. Adapts well to difficult urban conditions. Good shade tolerance.
Noteworthy Characteristics
An open-branched, mounding, deciduous shrub which typically grows 3-6' tall. Features ovate, serrate, medium green leaves and white, 4-petaled, 2" diameter flowers. Flowers appear in late spring to early summer and give way to glossy, jet black, bead-like berries in groups of 3-4 which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. No appreciable fall color.
Problems
No serious insect or disease problems.
Garden Uses
A tough plant that adapts well to urban conditions. Not particularly showy, but easy to grow and effective in shrub borders, as a hedge, woodland gardens, foundations or difficult shade areas.