Smooth Arrowroot

NEW - Smooth Arrowwood is a moderate-growing, extremely cold-hardy shrub ideal for Ontario. In good conditions it can grow 1-2' annually. Its showy white spring flowers bring pearly blue fruit, and the glossy dark green leaves turn yellow to reddish purple in the fall. It works best for privacy hedges, wildlife gardens, and mass plantings, and has excellent adaptability to a wide range of soils. It grows best in full sun to part shade areas.  Fun Fact: It's reported that Indigenous peoples used the straight stems of this shrub for arrow shafts.  The triangular leaves are also shaped somewhat like an arrowhead.