Deciduous Native Shrub
Bloom Color: White
Bloom time: May - July
Height: 6’–10’ shrub
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Moisture: Moist
Soil: Well-drained, clay, loam, sand
Deer: Resistant
Drought: Low tolerance
Attracts: Game birds, Songbirds, and others, esp. Eastern Bluebird, Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird, and American Robin; Many Butterflies, and Native bees
Pollinator Benefit: Larval Host for Spring Azure butterfly host plant; good nectar and pollen source; host plant for beneficial native bees and bumble bees; Xerces Society ratings: Special Value to Native Bees (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.); Special Value to Bumble Bees; Supports Conservation Biological Control (A plant that attracts predatory or parasitoid insects that prey upon pest insects.)
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Arrowood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) A 6-8 ft. shrub, sometimes taller, with multiple, erect-arching stems in a loose, round habit. White, flat-topped flower clusters are followed by dark blue berries. Lustrous, dark-green foliage turns yellow to wine-red in fall. A shrub with downy twigs, coarsely toothed leaves, and flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers. Some botanists recognize two separate species for this highly variable plant, the other being northern Arrowwood (V. recognitum) with smooth twigs.
Source: www.wildflower.org