Family: Caprifoliaceae
Scientific Name: Viburnum rafinesquianum var affine
Common Name: Downy Arrowwood Viburnum, Southern Viburnum
| Description | A native shrub not commonly available in the nursery trade. "Will survive in impoverished soil, sun or shade, and heat and drought". (#185) |
| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade tolerance |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous white flowers, purple fruits or seeds, listed as malodorous but to me not to bad |
| Leaves | green, simple, glabrous or pubescent only on the veins |
| Dimensions | 6 by 6 feet, multistemmed |
| Propagation | cold stratified seeds |
| Native Site | "A native species inhabiting Canada and the eastern United States and westward to Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky". (#185) |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr), #185-Classic Viburnums (www.classicviburnums.com) |
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