A Variety Of Birds Will Enjoy Visiting This Gorgeous Native Shrub In Your Garden

When growing a wildlife garden to attract birds, pollinators, and other wildlife to your yard, you'll want to make sure you have good shrub options for different growing conditions — some for that hot spot in full sun in the front yard, and others for that damp area near the creek in the back. Possumhaw viburnum (Viburnum nudum) — not to be confused with  — is perfect for damp soil, and it's a shrub that will attract birds to your yard for fun feathered sightings.

Native to the , this shrub, also called smooth witherod, it produces gorgeous  . It has , but as a landscaping plant, what it is best known for is its .

Native plants are perfect for bringing birds to your yard, and this US native shrub , attracting , , among others. The flowers of these shrubs also draw in . They're even a hit with as these plants can provide both food and shelter.

If this sounds like the perfect shrub to add to your garden to indulge your bird watching fancies, you'll want to know if your growing conditions are a good match. Possumhaw viburnum grows in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9 and prefers . It can grow in , and needs room to sprawl, as it can .

When growing this plant to attract birds to the garden, place it in a location where you'll have an easy time observing feathered visitors from your preferred location, whether this means from a kitchen window or a back patio. Wherever you decide to plant it, smooth witherod can be grown as an alternative for invasive burning bush for fall color, or as a substitute for invasive privet when grown for berries. Grow  — that's what the birds want, after all — and consider including this shrub in a if the soil and light conditions are right.