Symphoricarpos 'Magical Candy'

A compact, decorative shrub that provides multi-season interest for your garden.

• Height and Spread: Grows to approximately 1m high with a similar spread.
• Habit: Forms a dense, spreading mound with gracefully arching branches.
• Foliage: Features oval, matt dark green leaves that create a lush backdrop.
• Flowers: In early summer, small bell-shaped flowers appear. They are white inside with a soft pink flush on the outside.
• Berries: The main attraction is its prolific crop of bright lilac-pink berries. These persist on the bare stems long after the leaves have fallen, often well into winter.

Benefits for UK Wildlife

This plant offers valuable support to local wildlife.

• The nectar-rich summer flowers are a useful food source for bees and other pollinators.
• The dense, suckering growth habit provides excellent shelter for nesting birds and small creatures.
• While the berries are not a favourite, birds will eat them in late winter when other food is scarce.

Planting and Care Tips

This shrub is wonderfully undemanding.

• It thrives in most well-drained soils, in full sun or partial shade.
• It is exceptionally hardy and will tolerate exposed and shady sites where other plants struggle.
• For best berry production, plant it in a position that gets some sun.
• It requires little to no pruning. You can simply remove any unwanted suckers to control its spread.

Also known as the 'Magical Candy' Pink Snowberry.

This tough plant provides essential structure and a vibrant pop of colour in the winter garden.