Downy Arrowwood
Botanical Name: Viburnum rafinesquianum
Common Name: Downy Arrowwood
Updated 3/2013
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Height: 10-12' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Open and spreading Growth Rate: Medium Zone: 5-7
Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade and moist, well drained soil; will tolerate some dryness. May be hard to locate in nurseries.
Ornamental characteristics: Clusters of creamy white flowers in spring; dark blue black fruit in autumn; burgundy fall color.
Uses in the Landscape: specimen, shrub border.
Native to Midwest
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