viburnum dentatum (arrowwood) native violet

viburnum dentatum (arrowwood) native violetclusters of creamy white flowers in spring bluish black fruit in fall attractive to birds shiny, dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish purple in fall upright, rounded, multi stemmed habit flowers have a slightly unpleasant aroma zone 3 height 175 200cm spread 175 200cm colour white viburnums prefer medium, well drained soil in full sun to part shade prune immediately after flowering since flower buds form in summer for the following year full

makes an excellent ground cover for shady or wooden areas

suitable for foundation or mass plantings

cool season grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall

compact mounds of sharply toothed

consider supporting the flowers or shearing them back to the basal foliage

panicled flowers produce white berries in the fall

they can be found in swamps

AKA acanthus balcanus

leaves turn a bronze-red in the fall and colour remains through the winter months

colour deep purple

native plantings

green leaves on thorny stems