Viburnaceae

Hobblebush

Viburnum lantanoides Michx.

Family: Viburnaceae
Genus: Viburnum

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Hobblebush: Blooms and leaves of Viburnum lantanoides at Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada. — Photo: Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)

English: Hobblebush, Hobble bush

Synonyms

Viburnum alnifolium Marshall
Viburnum alnifolium f. alnifolium
Viburnum grandifolium (Aiton) Sm.
Viburnum lantana var. grandifolium Aiton

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don Sadowsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nils Böttcher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vicki Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Viburnum

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.