Source: Fritzflohrreynolds
Plant Names
Viburnum acerifolium
Maple-leaved Viburnum
Viorne à feuilles d'érable
Synonyms
dockmackie
maple-leaved arrowwood
possom haw
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jun - Jun
Hauteur max: 6,0 feet
Max Width: 4,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for woodland gardens
Can be used as a hedge
Ecological Benefits:
Keystone species
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Maple-leaved Viburnum is a named for its three-lobed leaves, which resemble those of a maple. It produces small clusters of creamy white flowers in late spring or early summer, followed by berries that change from red to dark blue-purple as they mature. The foliage often develops attractive pink, red, or purple tones in fall. It is an en excellent choice for a woodland garden, shady native border, or naturalized planting. it tolerates dry shade once established, making it particularly useful beneath mature trees. It does not require rich soil. Plant where it has room to develop naturally rather than trying to keep it as a tightly clipped shrub.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Viburnum acerifolium
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Agriopodes teratophora
Green Marvel -
Amblyscirtes hegon
Pepper and salt skipper - Hespérie Poivrée -
Celastrina ladon
Spring Azure - Azur Printanier -
Lomographa vestaliata
White Spring Moth
Specialized Bees Supported by Viburnum acerifolium
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Hydrangea (Hydrangea)
- Rhamnus cathartica (Common Buckthorn)
- Rhamnus frangula (Glossy Buckthorn)
- Euonymus alatus (Burning Bush)
- Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood)
- Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam)
- Berberis (Barberry)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 300 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Warm moist stratify 180d, then cold moist stratify 120d.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Berries are ripen and easily fall off or have fallen off
- Harvesting:
- Presser les baies pour extraire les graines, laver d'eau savonneuse et enlever la chair, bien rincer
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: A dozen (12) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Canadensis