Rusty Blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
Rusty blackhaw is a handsome small tree or large shrub with glossy leaves, rusty-fuzzed buds, white spring bloom, and waxy blue fruit. Drought-tough with superb burgundy fall color.
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~104 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA