A fantastic plant for autumn colour aronia x prunifolia 39brilliant39 is a medium sized deciduous shrub in late spring and early summer clusters of pretty white flowers are produced followed by purple45black berries which are ready to harvest in the autumn commonly known as purple chokeberry these fruits have a tart flavour when eaten raw but are delicious made into jams compotes or added to cakes and pies as the fruits ripen in autumn the foliage takes on incredible fiery sha