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Common Snowberry vs Labrador Tea

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Common Snowberry
Labrador Tea

Common Snowberry is a small deciduous shrub with characteristic white to pink flowers and clusters of white fruit.

This North American native species is very adaptable, and can be used for erosion control in riparian and restoration areas. Snowberry's fruit attracts wildlife, and livestock can consume the berries without issue.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: rust orange
Berries: white waxy berries
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Flowers: white, fragrant
Bark: red-brown shredded bark
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none



Toxicity: berries toxic to humans

Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Other Names: common snowberry