Close up image of beautiful white and pink aronia flowers in spring
Ground Hug Aronia with a flurry of white flowers.
Aronia flowers hugging the ground along a garden hedge
A row of Ground Hug Aronia in a landscape.
Vibrant red fall foliage from aronia shrubs
Dark blue berries on aronia shrub
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Close up image of beautiful white and pink aronia flowers in spring
Ground Hug Aronia with a flurry of white flowers.
Aronia flowers hugging the ground along a garden hedge
A row of Ground Hug Aronia in a landscape.
Vibrant red fall foliage from aronia shrubs
Dark blue berries on aronia shrub
Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs logo
All media depicts mature plants.

Ground Hug™ Aronia

Shrub

  • Very versatile habit makes it ideal for landscaping!
  • Beautiful red fall color.
  • Adapts to any soil type.
  • Covered in white flowers in spring.
  • Zones 3-9, sun/part sun, 14" tall x 3' wide at maturity.
  • ZONE
  • EXPOSURE
  • HEIGHT

More info on plant sizes

Size: One Quart
$33.00
Sale: $33.00 $0.00 Each
Total: $33.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Description

Utility and beauty are united in this little ground cover! Ground Hug™ has a mat-like habit that spreads easily into difficult or dull areas, not minding acidic or alkaline soil, drought, heat, or salt. After planting you won’t have to worry about putting down any mulch or doing any weeding due to its dense weed suppressing habit! As for its beautiful elements, this tough as nails native shrub flaunts a flurry of white flowers in spring, dark blue fall berries, and a great autumnal color show.

Details

Botanical name: Aronia melanocarpa ' UCONNAM012'
Patent #: USPP 31,821
Common name: Aronia, chokeberry
Zone: 3 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Height x width: 8-14" x 3'
Flower color: Pink & White
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Spring and fall
Bloom time: Spring
Features: Space savers, Proven Winners, native, low flammability, heat tolerant, fall color, drought tolerant, cold tolerant
Uses: Groundcover, edging, flower gardens, wildlife gardens, native plant gardens

How to Grow

Soil: Not fussy about soil; thrives anywhere.
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Water: Average moisture is adequate. It tolerates dry and wet conditions.
Spacing: 3 feet
Fertilizing: Not required. If more rapid growth is desired, apply a rose fertilizer in early spring.
Winterizing: No special winter requirements
Maintenance & pruning: Thanks to this plant's naturally small habit, pruning is not required. However, if you decide to prune, wait until early spring.

Top 10 Long-Blooming Shrubs

Do you dream of a flower-filled landscape or garden with never-ending beauty? We do, too: that’s why we’ve compiled a list of our favorite long-blooming shrubs! Start your planting with these ten flowering shrubs that provide months instead of weeks of colorful blooms.

Get inspired

Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

bush distance

Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

bush distance zigzag

Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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  • 5 stars: 12 (80%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (13%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 1 (7%)
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D.B.

Great packaging. Plants looked excellent upon arrival. No root issues. Good experience all around.

M
M.
Rabbits ate them

Love the plants but so do the bunnies....

We're sorry that the rabbits enjoyed your plants before you could. Young plants are especially susceptible to deer rabbits, so we highly recommend protecting new plants in areas with high rabbit traffic. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please send your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping!

G
G.L.S. (New York)
Healthy Ground Hug plants!

Full healthy well rooted plants that arrived in great shape!

L
L.P. (Massachusetts)
Aronie Ground Hug

AGH was settling in nicely—until some critter discovered it and nibbled all the
green it could find. It is now safely protected by a cover of wire—can still receive sun and rain. Fingers crossed...

A
A.T.

Arrived in excellent healthy condition ready for planting.

S
S. (Colorado)
Happy customer

Plants arrived as promised. All were healthy, perfect and are growing nicely in my garden bed. I will definitely order again from Great Garden Plants. Their prices with the generous coupons applied made my purchase affordable beating out other online gardening stores. Thank you!

R
R.R. (Virginia)
Beautiful

All plants arrived healthy. It’s growing well.

B
B.C. (Ohio)
Great plants!

Really impressed with the health and packaging of the plants I received. They were showing new growth just days after planting.

C
C.M. (Pennsylvania)
north side yard

Gound Hug arrived in great shape .I plan to use it as my anchor in a difficult area where the ground is sloping and difficult to mow. YAAAAAH problem solved Cathy Miller

C
C.S. (Michigan)
Very healthy

The plants arrived well packed and very healthy. The are quart sized, so very small right now. They will grow.

J
J.P. (Alabama)
Struggling

The Aronia was really small and is definitely struggling. Not real hopeful at this point.

Hello! We are sorry that you're not satisfied with your plant. We do note that all of our plants are young on each product page and on our plant sizes page https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/sizes.The size and maturity of the plants varies widely depending on the time of the year you purchased and if they were recently trimmed. The important thing when it comes to purchasing plants, whether online or in a garden center, is that they have a full, robust root system, and that's what we prioritize in our greenhouses. The more roots a plant has, the more energy it can put into growing once it is planted in your garden. We do keep our plants trimmed to encourage strong root development! Please email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we have a guarantee on all our plants. Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2024! If you received your plants within that time frame, we would happily apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/our-guarantee

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k.G. (Ohio)
Healthy

Was very impressed with the shipping method and the healthy condition of the plants.

E
E.C. (Illinois)
Beautiful plants!

Very healthy looking, nice size, I'm very happy as usual!! good starter plants, fast shipping best packaging I've ever seen.

A
A.K. (Pennsylvania)
Excellent, sweet perennial

I planted these last spring and was so happy to see how healthy and robust they returned this year. They have a sweet, little spring flower that blooms and the five that I planted are proving to fill in the intended garden space very nicely. I've had great success with my purchases from Great Garden Plants.

P
P.P. (Pennsylvania)
aronia

all plants are growing well with new growth
very satisfied with purchase

B
B.

Is Aronia deer resistant?

Great Garden Plants

Hello! Thank you for your question. Deer typically leave aronia alone.

K
K.U.

Will these do good in full afternoon sun in zone 8?

Great Garden Plants

Thank you for contacting us! This plant will thrive in zone 8 in full sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun) Afternoon full sun should be fine. They best flowering and fruiting is in full sun.

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C.G.

am interested in buying Aronia Ground Hug but your site's information on your "ground hug" under plant detail I clicked , says aronia melanocarpa which is black chokeberry and grows 3-6 ft tall, not Aronia Ground Hug's 8-14 inches !

Great Garden Plants

Thank you for contacting us! Botanical name for this plant is Aronia Melanocarpa which grows 8 - 14" tall at maturity. We have a similar Aronia which grows 4 feet tall at maturit, Low Scape Snowfire Aronia. See plant page link below.

https://www.greatgardenplants.com/collections/all/products/low-scape-snowfire%E2%84%A2-aronia

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S.m.

Are the berries edible for humans

Great Garden Plants

The berries of Ground Hug™ Aronia are edible. However, they are quite astringent, causing people to "choke" on them. I wouldn't necessarily recommend eating them, but using them for ornamental purposes instead!

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D.R.K.

Will deer eat these plants?

Great Garden Plants

Thank you for contacting us! Ground Hug Aronia are Native American plants. These are plants that deer tend to avoid, but deer and other animals will eat nearly any plant if they are hungry enough.