Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis is a Michigan Native plant available at Wild Cherry Farm
Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery Michigan
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery Michigan
Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis is a Michigan Native plant available at Wild Cherry Farm
Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery Michigan
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery Michigan

Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)

$10.75

Serviceberry is an all-around great plant to have in the landscape. It blooms early and attracts large numbers of native bees (illinoiswildflower.info). It is the host for the beautiful Red-spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and 115 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org), including the threatened Canadian giant moth (mnfi.anr.msu.edu/)! If that were not enough, the berries are loved by many birds (Bird Table). The berries are also edible to humans if you can get them before the birds.

Photo credit: Mostlydross (1), John Blair (2-3)

Serviceberry is an all-around great plant to have in the landscape. It blooms early and attracts large numbers of native bees (illinoiswildflower.info). It is the host for the beautiful Red-spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and 115 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org), including the threatened Canadian giant moth (mnfi.anr.msu.edu/)! If that were not enough, the berries are loved by many birds (Bird Table). The berries are also edible to humans if you can get them before the birds.

Photo credit: Mostlydross (1), John Blair (2-3)

Life Cycle: Perennial 

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium-wet, Medium-dry, Dry

Height: 15 to 25 feet

Plant Spacing:  5-10 feet

Bloom Time: April-May

Bloom Color: White

Advantages: Caterpillar Favorite, Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Great Landscaping Plant

Host: Red-Spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 113 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

Beneficial for Endangered or Threatened Species: Canadian giant moth (Andropolia contacta) (mnfi.anr.msu.edu/)

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