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Viburnaceae
Hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
Also known as American wayfaring tree, Moosewood, Witch hobble, Viburnum lantanoides praecox
Zones 4–9Sun Partial ShadeWater ModerateCare Moderate
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Woodland · Shade Tolerant · Fall Color · White Flowers · Viburnum · Wildlife Shrub · Four-Season Interest · Slow Growing · Acidic Soil
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Hobblebush is a native woodland shrub prized for its showy white flower clusters in spring and brilliant red-to-purple fall foliage. It prefers cool, moist, acidic soil in a shaded or partly shaded setting and grows slowly, making it ideal for a low-maintenance woodland or naturalized garden. Ensure consistent moisture, especially in the first few years after planting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry between waterings; more frequent in dry summers · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.9–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Connecticut, Ecuador, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., QuéBec, Rhode I., Tennessee
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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