Viburnum opulus

European cranberrybush

Family: Viburnaceae • Genus: Viburnum • Region: TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia), Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia (Eastern Siberia (southeast)), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation (Kurile Islands, Primorye, Amur), China (Anhui Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu) NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Québec (south), Nova Scotia, Ontario (south), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta (south), Manitoba (south), British Columbia (south)), United States (Indiana (north), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (north), Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Connecticut, Iowa (north), Minnesota, Nebraska (Douglas Co.), North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois (north), Wisconsin, Idaho (north), Washington, Wyoming (Crook Co.), Virginia (north)) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, France

Summary: Viburnum opulus (European cranberrybush) is a plant in the Viburnaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.

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About Viburnum opulus

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Upright or erect .

Care Information

Sunlight	Full sun
Watering	High — needs consistently wet conditions
Soil	Moist, clay, loamy, acidic, alkaline
Hardiness Zone	USDA 3-8

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