Viburnum obovatum
Walter's viburnum "Withlacoochee"
Adoxaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
6-15 ft by tall by 6-8 ft wide, may sucker to form clones.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red, black
Phenology:
Tardily deciduous leafing out shortly after the old leaves fall. Blooms late winter-early spring. Fruits ripen late summer-early fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant, multi-trunked.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly ( Celastrina ladon ). Attracts many pollinators. Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals.
Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Cultivated as an ornamental.
