Deciduous Native Shrub
Bloom Color: White
Bloom time: May - July
Fruit: Red, orange
Height: Up to 16'
Sun: Full to Partial Shade
Moisture: Moist, Wet
Soil: Wet to average, well-drained loams.
Deer: Resistant
Drought: Tolerant (it will adapt to drier soils once established)
Attracts: Butterflies, Pollinators, Small Mammals, Songbirds
Pollinator Benefit: Larval Host for Spring Azure butterfly; good nectar and pollen source for bees and butterflies
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Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides) is a multi-stemmed deciduous native shrub with a dense rounded habit and arching stems. It typically grows to a height and width of 5'-6' sometimes reaching as tall as 12'. It is found in the Eastern USA and Canada. Its native habitat is bogs, moist high-elevation forests, outcrops, and along streams or ponds. The spring blooms are showy flat-topped clusters of creamy white, while the fall color is variable and showy and the fruits change colors throughout the fall into winter for additional interest.
Source: www.plants.ces.ncsu.edu