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Viburnum lantanoides
Hobbleberry
Deciduous shrub
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The Viburnum lantanoides plant species is found in Eastern N. America - New Brunswick to North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee and Michigan. It is a member of the Caprifoliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Hobbleberry. Some home gardeners know the variety as V. alnifolium.

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Latin Name:  Viburnum lantanoides
Common Name:  Hobbleberry
Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Author:  Michx.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:  
 
Habitat:  Moist woods and shady ravines[43, 62].



Cultivation Notes:  An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but is ill-adapted for poor soils and for dry situations[1]. It prefers a deep rich loamy soil in a shady position[11]. Requires a moist acid soil and woodland conditions but without competition from other plants[11, 184, 200]. Another report says that it requires an exposed position[3]. Dislikes alkaline soils[184]. Best if given shade from the early morning sun in spring[200]. A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c[184]. Plants are self-incompatible and need to grow close to a genetically distinct plant in the same species in order to produce fruit and fertile seed[11, 200]. Plants are often self-layering in the wild and form thickets[184]. This species is closely related to V. furcatum[184].

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