Serviceberry, Autumn Brilliance
Serviceberry, Autumn Brilliance
Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance', a distinguished Serviceberry cultivar, emerges as a horticultural masterpiece of extraordinary seasonal complexity, flourishing across its impressive Zone 3-9 hardiness range with unparalleled botanical sophistication. This exceptional hybrid specimen achieves a perfectly symmetrical mature form of 20 feet in height and width, presenting a living architectural element that delivers a remarkable year-round performance of botanical drama. Its early spring flowers create a delicate floral display that transforms into small edible fruits during summer, providing both aesthetic beauty and ecological functionality, with fruits persisting into winter to offer critical sustenance for local wildlife. The cultivar's most dramatic feature lies in its radiant orange-red autumn coloration, setting the landscape ablaze with an intense chromatic display that captures the essence of seasonal transformation. Representing a pinnacle of Serviceberry breeding, 'Autumn Brilliance' offers landscape designers and gardening enthusiasts a versatile specimen that combines structural integrity, ecological value, and extraordinary aesthetic potential in a singularly impressive form that brings depth, color, and botanical refinement to curated landscape spaces.