Common Snowberry vs Slough Grass - TreeTime.ca

Common Snowberry vs Slough Grass

Symphoricarpos albus

Beckmannia syzigachne

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Common Snowberry
Slough Grass

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.

Slough Grass is a hardy grass that will happily grow in any wet soil. It is usually found near water and is common haymaking material or forage.

Slough Grass is also useful for erosion control and land reclamation.

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

Slough Grass Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none

Toxicity: berries toxic to humans

Foliage: thin, tubular
Bark: red-brown shredded bark
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Flowers: yellowish, green
Berries: white waxy berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: common snowberry
Other Names: sloughgrass, western slough grass