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Wild Raisin Seeds

Wild Raisin Seeds

Pack contains: 50+ seeds

Regular price $8.95 CAD
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Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides), also called Witherod Viburnum, is a shrub with fruit that changes through pink, red, blue, and black as it ripens and provides food for wildlife.

Creamy white flowers appear from May into June, and dark green summer foliage turns orange, red, or purple in fall. Plants tolerate sun or partial shade and both dry and boggy soils.

Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Seed Source: US
Stratification Required: 2 to 3 months warm, followed by 3 months cold
Mature Size: usually 5 to 6 ft tall, sometimes up to 12 ft

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Growing details

Fruit size reference
Fruit about ¼ to ⅜ inch in size in Quebec records.
Native status
VASCAN lists the species in eastern Canadian provinces, but not Manitoba; this is a province-level database result, not proof of precise absence
Suckering reference
Produces new shoots from its roots.
Range & hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Native range in Canada
Canadian provinces where this species is recorded as native: NB · NL · NS · ON · PE · QC

Green: provinces with native records

NB · NL · NS · ON · PE · QC
Cold hardiness · Zone 3
Canadian climate map with provinces outlined; highlighted minimum zone: 3

Zone 3 and warmer

Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.

About these maps

Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.

Open Government Licence – Canada