Viburnum
Viburnum | Spring bloom, up to 15 feet or more tall, fragrant flowers, bountiful berry production, attract winter birds.
| Viburnum | Deciduous or Evergreen Shrub |
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| Bloom Time | Spring |
| Light | Full Sun to Light Shade |
| Water | Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Diseases | Powdery Mildew, Botrytis, Rust |
| Pests | Scale and Snowball Aphids |
| Propagation | Softwood Cuttings, Division, Seed |
| Color | Pink, White |
| Height | 4 - 15 feet tall |
| Zones | 2 - 9 |
| pH Range | 5.0 - 7.5 |
Cardinal Candy Viburnum Shrub A special new selection with abundant glossy scarlet red fruit. Discovered in a batch of seed grown plants, after which a -25 degree cold spell killed off all other plants except Cardinal Candy. Tons of creamy white flowers cover this well branched, rounded plant in May.
There are many cultivars of the Viburnum Shrub. They range in height from about 4 feet to 15 feet and some provide great fall color.
Most provide a spring bloom of clusters of small white or pinkish white flowers that turn into lovely red, blue or black berries in late summer.
The flowers are often accompanied by a sweet fragrance that fills the garden with a wonderful aroma.
Plant viburnum's in any fertile, moderately moist, well-drained soil.
Most types have a reliable performance record in colder winter climates.
When the berries ripen in late fall, collect the seeds and plant them.
Take softwood cuttings in early summer.
Division of the shrubs should be in early spring, prior to new spring growth.
Blueberry Muffin Arrowwood Viburnum Shrub An exciting new compact selection of Arrowwood Viburnum! The perfect for residential landscapes. This compact beauty has loads of white spring flowers, and an impressive display of rich blue berries.
Makes a great low hedge or foundation plant. Good container growing plant. Attracts songbirds. Developed by Tom Watson of Christom Farms Nursery.
Plant in a shrub garden with holly and hydrangea, or use as background for peony and daylily. Prefers well-drained soil.
Some of the taller cultivars grow at least 15 feet tall and make for a great privacy fence.
Many cultivars produce a bounty of berries in the fall that attract birds all winter long.
Place the fragrant flowering variety near you garden walking path to enjoy the fragrance of the blooms.
Viburnum 'Mary Milton' Mary Milton Viburnum has pink flowers that form in snowball looking clusters. The leaves a dark green and the flowers appear in May to June.
Eastern Snowball Viburnum Eastern Snowball Viburnum Abundant clusters of large pure white, snowball like flowers cove rthis shrub in late spring. Bright green-foliage has reddish overtones in fall. Very showy in bloom.
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Korean Spice Viburnum A smaller size deciduous shrub with a rounded formand an upright and open-branching habit. Clusters of fragrant white flowers open from pink buds in spring. Red fruit turn black in summer.
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Mohican Viburnum Creamy white flowers in spring, followed by orange-red fruit turning to black. A compact globe shape shrub.
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Raspberry Tart™ Viburnum Named for its exceptionally showy raspberry-red fall foliage, this compact dwarf selection grows to only 4 to 5 feet. Durable and hardy under harsh conditions, with superior winter hardiness.
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Summer Snowflake Viburnum Lovely white flowers are almost continuous throughout the summer. This semi-dwarf Double-file Viburnum has reddish fruit in winter.
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Viburnum Chicago Lustre® An outstanding Viburnum, this selection has an upright-rounded habit and glossy dark green foliage. Creamy white flowers appear in mid to late June, followed by an ornamental cluster of blue-black fruit in autumn.
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Emerald Triumph Viburnum Attractive 2"-3" white flowers in late spring. Green - red to black drupes in late summer/early fall. Leather-like shiny, emerald green leaves become purplish red in late summer and persists into fall on this compact Viburnum.
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Winterthur Viburnum Clusters of tiny creamy white flowers in June thru July. Followed by fruit clusters ranging from pink-red to blue black. a striking dense, and compact shrub, this is an improved V. nudum selection with shiny and waxy foliage that turns reddish purple in the fall.
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Burkwood Viburnum This large upright Shrub reaches 8'-10' tall and spreads 5'-8' wide.Early-blooming white flowers are very fragrant and open from pink buds.
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Viburnum 'Juddi' Clusters of extremely fragrant pinkish white blossoms appear in late spring. Medium sized deciduous shrub with a rounded form.
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Autumn Jazz Viburnum was selected for its graceful vase shaped habit and yellow-orange-red-burgundy fall color. Introduced by Chicagoland Grows.
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Pink Dawn Viburnum This unique viburnum cultivar blooms in late winter with fragrant, long lasting, rose pink flowers on bare, reddish bronze branches. Dark green foliage turns burgundy in fall
Fertilization techniques for the Viburnum are as follows:
Take a soil test to determine the PH of the soil. If one or more nutrients are low, use a specific fertilizer to bring up that level
Avoid fertilizing late in the growing season as application made during that time will force new growth and this new growth will not have sufficient time to harden off before the cold weather season.
Viburnum 'Mowhowk' Flower buds are showy redish pink and open to pure white 3-4 inch snowball like flowers. Spicy clove fragrance makes this viburnum one of the most aromatic shrubs in early spring. A dense and compact shrub
