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Viburnaceae
Dockmackie
Viburnum acerifolium
Also known as Viburnum, Viburnum acerifolium var. glabrescens, Viburnum involucratum, Viburnum densiflorum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Viburnum · Native · Shade Tolerant · Woodland · Shrub · Fall Color · Wildlife · Deciduous · Eastern Us · Birds
Dockmackie (Viburnum acerifolium) is an excellent native shrub for shady woodland gardens, producing creamy white flower clusters in spring followed by attractive berries that birds love. It is slow-growing but very low maintenance, tolerating deep shade and dry conditions better than most viburnums. Its maple-like foliage turns stunning shades of rose, red, and purple in autumn.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but well-drained; avoid waterlogging · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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