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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pale Yellow White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings
Seed Collecting: Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
On Aug 9, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list Viburnum berries as poisonous if ingested. Humans who ingest large amounts of the raw berries may experience mild symptoms of stomach upset.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to warn people to look further for more information before eating.
On Jan 2, 2006, ViburnumValley from Scott County, KY (Zone 5b) wrote:
I really like this relatively unknown member of the North American native viburnum group. Allied with V. nudum, V. cassinoides suffers from lack of a memorable common name. Witherod? Please! Shawneehaw? Apologies to the namesake, but that sounds like a donkey braying. How about Rainbow Viburnum?
It is another tough customer; I'll ditto what Copperbaron notes, and add that V. cassinoides doesn't stop at 5-6'. My relatively young plants already are over my head and I expect that they'll top out at 8-10' and as wide. It has sweet-smelling flowers; the luscious fruit clusters that proceed through a dizzying array of color changes are outstanding; and this plant is no "wallflower" in the fall color department with reds, oranges, yellows, and burgundies rounding out the season.
Named clones are being produced; I hope to post on the three I'm growing when they have a little more size to them.
On Jan 27, 2002, Copperbaron from Vicksburg, MS (Zone 8a) wrote:
This plant is native to the eastern US. It has a dense, rounded crown with arching branches and a medium growth rate. At maturity, it is 5'-6' tall with an equal spread. New foliage is reddish, mature foliage is a dull green, and fall foliage is a showy red to purple color. The creamy, white showy flowers are born in 2"-5" flat topped clusters and appear in late June. The fruit is pink maturing to black.
This is an easy to grow shrub that will grow in full sun to partial shade, from dry to fairly wet soil, and is easily transplanted. This is a good landscape plant for it's extreme durability, and for use as a border, screen, naturalizing, mass plantings, attracting birds, and for difficult sites. It can be propogated by cuttings and seed.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Peoria, Illinois Poplar Grove, Illinois Georgetown, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky
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