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Viburnaceae
Mealytree
Viburnum lantana
Also known as Viburnum aragonense, Hoarwithy, Viburnum maculatum, Viburnum lantana var. discolor
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Viburnum · Shrub · Deciduous · Berries · Wildlife · Hedge · Screening · Low-Maintenance · Temperate
Mealytree is a hardy deciduous shrub that thrives in well-draining soil with regular watering during establishment. Once mature, it becomes quite drought tolerant and requires minimal maintenance. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and remove spent blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Italy, Kriti
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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