Summary
How to Grow Mapleleaf Viburnum
With multi-season interest, a relatively small habit (3-6′), and good shade tolerance, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) is a wonderful addition to the home landscape or woodland understory. This species thrives in full to partial sun in average to moist soils. Once established, this adaptable shrub tolerates drought, black walnut, and a wide variety of soils. In spring, creamy-white, lacey blooms provide a valuable nectar source for pollinators. In autumn, black fruits mature and feed migrating birds. Foliage resembling that of maple (Acer) turns from green in summer to warm red-orange tones as the season progresses. Mapleleaf viburnum will naturalize in the wild to form colonies. This shrub mingles well with pagoda dogwood (Swida alternifolia), Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides), and American alumroot (Huechera americana). Zones 3-8.
More Details
- Plant Type
shrub - Sun/Shade Conditions
full-sun-to-partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average-to-moist - Flowering Period
late-spring-to-early-summer - Soil PH
adaptable - Flower Color
white - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
multi-color, orange, red, yellow - Fruit/Seed Color
black, blue-black
Additional Information
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Info, Illinois Wildflowers