Friday, June 10, 2011

Smother weeds and eliminates erosion

Name:'Hancock' chenanault coralberry (Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock)
USDA HARDINESS Zones: 4 to 7
Size: 2 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile,, well-drained soil

'Hancock' chenault coralberry is an undemanding workhorse. It does an excellent job of covering ground and smothering weeds while eliminating erosion. In late summer, small pink flowers appear and are followed by rosy red fruit. The plant is easy to grow and can prosper in a rang of soils. It can be kept under conntrol
with pruners if it spreads too far, and rooted stems can easily be chopped off and dug up for your slope-plagued friends.

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