{"id":15685,"date":"2023-08-10T06:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T06:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mustila.fi\/kasvit\/viburnum_lantanoides_hobblebush\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:47:42","slug":"viburnumlantanoides","status":"publish","type":"kasvit","link":"https:\/\/mustila.fi\/en\/plants\/viburnumlantanoides\/","title":{"rendered":"Viburnum lantanoides – hobblebush"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Viburnum<\/p>\n

Atsalearinteen<\/p>\n

At the end of May or early in June, near the pool at the foot of Atsalearinne (Azalea Valley), you can see a flowering shrub which hasn\u2019t yet come into leaf, the flowers resembling those of a hydrangea. It doesn\u2019t really look like a viburnum, but that\u2019s what it is.<\/p>\n

In summer, the hobblebush attracts attention with its large oval-to-round leaves with featherlike veins. In autumn, the berries ripen first to red and then to blue-black. The leaves turn a bright or deep red.<\/p>\n

In habit, the hobblebush is loose, though it can grow quite large. The curving branches often touch the ground and root easily, giving rise to the common name.<\/p>\n

The North American hobblebush hasn\u2019t yet been tried much in Finland but should be hardy at least in southern areas.<\/p>\n