Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Adoxaceae (Adoxa Family)

Southern Arrowwood

Courtesy: Brundage, Stephanie, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=47688

Courtesy: Cressler, Alan, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=38520

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

If necessary, prune for shape

Comments

3 inch white flower clusters in late spring. Interesting leaves are toothed and grooved. Red fall color without needing frost. Downy straight twigs. Larval host Spring Azure.

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

6 to

10 ft

Spread

12 to

12 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Acid, Poor Drainage, Moist

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Fall Color, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas., 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 306. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIDE. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Viburnum+dentatum&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=139&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35251#null

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