HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
Bioswale Aronia melanocarpa — black chokeberry A medium-sized shrub, the black chokeberry grows to about eight feet tall and wide. In early spring, Š J. S. Peterson @ USDA-NRCS Plants Database
the shrub blankets itself
in a myriad of tiny, white flowers that attract tiny pollinators. Flowers give way to small glossy leaves all summer, which become reddish purple by September. Its jet black berries are a favorite of numerous birds, including cardinals, catbirds, mockingbirds, brown thrashers, and even bluebirds.
The Enchanted Garden