Blue Muffin arrowwood viburnum
Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin'
MBG Plant of Merit 2010
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Muffin' arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin') is a shrub for borders, hedges, pollinator gardens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows in a dense, medium-paced form that reaches 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Miss Kim lilac, Autumn Frost hosta, and Cheerfulness daffodil.