Bring four-season interest to your landscape with Viburnum lentago (nannyberry). You will enjoy frothy, flat-topped clusters of creamy white spring flowers, followed by clusters of fruit that shift from light green and pink tones to deep blue-black as they ripen. The glossy green foliage finishes the season with warm fall color that can trend orange through red tones, adding a strong late-season accent.

In your garden, nannyberry can be grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub or trained into a small tree. It is a good choice for naturalized plantings, hedges, screening, and woodland edges, and it is especially useful where you want a native plant that delivers both flowers and fruit. Plant it where you can give it room to mature; its upright, arching form makes it an easy fit as a background plant or along a property line.

For best performance, place it in full sun to part shade. You will get the most vigorous growth and best flowering with more light, but it is tolerant of dappled shade as well. Provide average, consistently moist, well-drained soil, though it can adapt to a range of site conditions once established. Mulch to moderate soil moisture, and water during extended dry spells while the plant is getting established.

Wildlife will thank you. The fruits are attractive to birds, and the blooms draw pollinators and butterflies; it is also noted as a larval host for the Spring Azure butterfly. If you are planting for fruit, you will often see better production when more than one plant is grown in the area for pollination.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 3-7 (-40 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Mature height: 168-192"
• Spread: 96-144"
• Tolerant of: Deer, Rabbits
• Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
• Edible: Yes
• Native to the U.S.: Yes

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