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Adoxaceae
Viburnum
Viburnum
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- Family
- Adoxaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
- Native to
- Northern Hemisphere, South America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- deciduous or evergreen shrub or small tree
- Height
- 0.6–9 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Average, moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 2–9 (varies by species)
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Viburnum is one of the most diverse ornamental shrub genera, with around 150 species offering flowers, fragrance, fall color, and berries.
- Snowball viburnum (V. opulus 'Roseum') produces dense round white flower clusters that look exactly like snowballs.
- Some species like V. carlesii and V. × burkwoodii are prized for their intense spice-clove fragrance, perfuming gardens far beyond the bush.
- Viburnum berries are an important food source for migrating songbirds — many species hold their fruit well into winter.
- Viburnum was used by Indigenous Americans as both food and medicine — Highbush cranberry (V. trilobum) berries are still made into jams and sauces.