Western Viburnum
Viburnum ellipticum
Western viburnum is a Pacific Northwest woodland shrub with rounded leaves, white flower clusters, and blue-black berries for birds. An uncommon but garden-worthy native for part shade.
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 5–12 ft
- Spacing
- 5–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~104 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA, ND, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Viburnum species
- Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
- Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
- Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium)
- Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)
- Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
- Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum)