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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Viburnum opulus
L.
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European Cranberrybush
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Adoxaceae
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5
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Upright and spreading to 15 feet, except smaller in cultivars. Medium rate,
branches can arch to the ground.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun to half shade. Adaptable to soil extremes, also tolerates wet soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Border, specimen, screen.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Aphids, especially on some cultivars. Invasive in the upper Midwest
NATIVE RANGE:
Europe, north Asia, north Africa
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3-8
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Compactum'- below 5 feet in height; 'Roseum'- all sterile flowers, susceptible
to aphids; 'Xanthocarpum'- yellow fruits. V. trilobum is the American
Cranberrybush, bears edible fruit, hardier, better fall color.
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