Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
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Highbush Cranberry is a Virginia native shrub that typically reaches 8–12 ft and blooms in mid spring and late spring with white flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 8–12 ft
- Spread
- 8–12 ft
- Bloom Time
- Late Spring, Mid Spring
- Bloom Color
- White
- Garden Goals
- Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Bird garden; shrub border; wildlife hedge; rain garden edge
- Wildlife Value
- Viburnum host value; nectar/pollen
Highbush Cranberry grows best in full sun or part shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 8–12 ft tall and 8–12 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Viburnum host value; nectar/pollen. It is well suited to Bird garden, shrub border, wildlife hedge, rain garden edge.
Good to know: Use native Viburnum opulus var. americanum/trilobum, not European forms.