Hobblebush

Viburnum lantanoides Michx.

Honeysuckle family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

10.0 feet

Spread

4.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.9 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 110 days

Precipitation 30 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.