blackhaw viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 15 feet tall6 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flower clusters open in spring and give way to berries that turn blue-black. The fruit feeds birds and can be made into preserves. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, White fringe tree, Switchgrass, and Wild bergamot.
Native range
Eastern and central North America.