Viburnum cassinoides
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- vih-BUR-num kass-ih-NOY-deez
- Description
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Blue Haw Viburnum is a native shrub with a dense rounded habit and arching stems. The spring blooms are a showy creamy white cymes, the fall color is variable and showy and the berries change colors throughout the fall into winter for additional interest. It is more tolerant of wet soils than some viburnums and its preference is for moist loams with good drainage but is adaptable to a variety of soils including bogs.
Habitat: Bogs, moist forests, high elevation forests and outcrops
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Species:
- cassinoides
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern North America
- Distribution:
- AL , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
- Wildlife Value:
- Birds and mammals are attracted to the berries. Mildly resistant to deer.
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Heat, drought, and soil compaction tolerant.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Shrub
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Dense
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Small green fruit turns iridescent pink to red then blue and black. On display from August to October.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Trumpet
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Creamy white flowers with yellow stamens from May to June on 2 to 5 in. flat-topped cyme. Individual flowers are 1/4 inch wide.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Orange
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Orange
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are dull dark green and 1.5 to 3.5 inches long. New growth is bronze to purple-tinged. Fall color is crimson, purple or orange-red.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Bark Description:
- Smooth, gray-brown bark dotted with lenticels.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are brown and rough.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Pond
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Wet Soil
