Viburnum obovatum 'Raulston Hardy' ~ Raulston Hardy Viburnum

Viburnum obovatum 'Raulston Hardy' ~ Raulston Hardy ViburnumRaulston Hardy Viburnum is a dwarf semi evergreen shrub with a tight mounding habit and very small ovate dark green leaves with purple tints in fall. Tiny dome clusters of white flowers bloom in spring and give way to blue black berries in fall. Flowers best with full sun and moist, lightly acidic well drained soils. Foliage is evergreen in the South but needs afternoon shade there. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America; GA Native Height: 3' 4'

Raulston Hardy Viburnum is a dwarf semi-evergreen shrub with a tight mounding habit and very small ovate dark green leaves with purple tints in fall.  Tiny dome-clusters of white flowers bloom in spring and give way to blue-black berries in fall.  Flowers best with full sun and moist, lightly acidic well-drained soils.  Foliage is evergreen in the South but needs afternoon shade there. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Prune immediately as needed after flowering- flower buds start in summer.   Pruned stems will not have fruit display.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Elderberry, Joe Pye Weed, Rudbeckia

IMAGES: Photos by Adcock's Nursery, Viburnum obovatum 'Raulston Hardy'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.