common wayfaring tree
Viburnum lantana
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, white
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Dense growth carries blue-green leaves, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the cream and white blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Siberian bugloss, Snake's head, and Indian grass.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and 4 more places. See all 8
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.