Burkwood Viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii
Deciduous-Shrubs
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Viburnum x burkwoodii Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Viburnum x burkwoodii |
| Common Name: | burkwood viburnum |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | shrub border, fragrance garden |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | multi-stemmed large shrub |
| Height: | 10 - 12 feet tall |
| Foliage: | opposite, simple, oblong, ovate to elliptic, and semi-deciduous glossy green and waxy on upper surface, tomentose (matted, soft hairs) and brown underneath up to 3" long with small serrated margins may get red fall color |
| Flower: | cyme of very fragrant, white, snowball-shaped inflorescence up to 4" in diameter |
| Bloom Period: | mid-Spring for up to 3 weeks |
| Fruit: | green drupe in late Summer; turns red to black drupe in Fall / Winter |
| Environment | |
| Soil: | requires slightly moist, well-drained soil can handle alkaline soils and poor conditions |
| USDA Zone: | zones 5 - 8 |
| Care | |
| Pests & Pathology: | susceptible to leaf spot and crown gall |
| Additional Notes: | has rabbit-ear buds at shoot tips cross between V. carlesii and V. utile |
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