Viburnum Blue Muffin®

When it comes to shrubs, its hard to find ones that are so adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions including clay soil, black walnut trees and high winds while providing ornamental value throughout most of the year!

Viburnums are extra-rugged deciduous shrubs that flower heavily and fruit readily (with a pollinator plant - another viburnum dentatum type). Growing 5-7 feet high and wide with upright, multi-stemmed form with some suckering flat white flowers clusters  in late spring. In late summer, intense deep blue fruit clusters begin to appear and persist thru winter that are loved by birds and butterflies. 4" glossy oval shaped glossy green leaves give way to a colorful purple fall color.

Blue Muffin makes a wonderful screen or hedge plant. Plant in groups of 3 or 5 if you need to shield a view from a neighbor or want a salt tolerant shrub near a road.   As they get bigger - you can prune them up from the bottom and plant your favorite shade plants.

Growing tips

• Thrives in sun or shade
• Adaptable! Tolerates dry, moist or wet sites
• Space 4 feet apart
• Little or no maintenance needed
• Blooms on old wood - so if you elect to prune - this needs to be done after flowering
• Not bothered by insect or diseases

Design ideas for viburnum

• Use in groupings along foundations, in back of a border, along a property line. Create a wildlife retreat by adding butterfly bush
• Combine with: Ornamental grass such as miscanthus or calamagrostis or other shrubs such as roses or hydrangeas.
  

Special features: Attracts butterflies, Cold hardy, Color change, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Easy care, Fall Color, Fast growing, Fall color, Foliage interest, Heat tolerant, Attracts hummingbirds, Moisture tolerant, Multi-seasonal interest, Pest resistant