Viburnum prunifolium
(blackhaw viburnum)
(blackhaw viburnum)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Height: 12 – 15 feet
Spread: 12 feet
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: IA
Fruit: showy, edible, blue-black, berry-like fruit; persists fall into winter
Comments & Cautions:
may sucker in ideal conditions; excellent plant for larger gardens
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
upright, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree
Foliage
glossy dark green leaves; reddish purple fall color
Flowers
small white flowers in flat-topped clusters, non-fragrant; May-June