Photo credit
(c) Michael Newlon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 6 kinds of birds
- Flower color
- White
- Bloom
- May to June
- Leaves
- Deciduous
- Height
- About 6 feet
- Spread
- 3–6 feet
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average to wet
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to Mississippi (state-specific source)