Hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
Hobblebush is a sprawling cool-forest viburnum whose low branches root where they touch, tripping the unwary. Big bold leaves, lacecap white bloom, and red-to-black fruit light up the shaded understory.
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~104 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CT, MA, ME, NC, NH, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV