General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Cardinal Candy™
Cultivar name: 'Henneke'
Common names
  • Linden Arrowwood
  • Linden Viburnum

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: May 2015
Location: In my garden
Date: 10/03/2011
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-06

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden 
Date: 10/03/2011
Fruit is eaten by birds during winter.
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-06
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-08-17
unripe berries
Location: In my garden. 
Date: 2011-11-10
Fruit starts to soften after a frost.

Date: 2011-11-10

Date: 2011-11-10
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Oct 3, 2011 7:54 PM concerning plant:
    I chose Cardinal Candy because it is supposed to be a smaller growing variety of Arrowwood Viburnum but after many years I can report that mine is just as tall as the other varieties of Arrowood Viburnum that I have growing in my garden. It does set fruit in showy red clusters very heavily.

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