Viburnum

Adoxaceae
Viburnum
The sixth viburnum section discusses
the evergreen, frost tender viburnums
hardy only to zone 7 or less.
Adoxaceae
Viburnum japonicum – Japanese viburnum
Japanese viburnum is a large evergreen
multi-stemmed shrub growing to 8 feet
tall.
It is handsome in leaf, flower and fruit.
Native to Japan and hardy in zones 9 to 7.
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Viburnum odoratissimum
Viburnum odoratissimum is
an evergreen large multistemmed plant native to
southeast Asia.
Plants can grow to over 20
feet tall.
Reliably hardy only to zone
8 and possibly zone 7 in a
protected site.
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Viburnum odoratissimum
Viburnum odoratissimum produces
white flowers in panicles that are
followed by attractive red fruit.
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Viburnum awabuki
Viburnum awabuki is often
confused with V. odoratissimum
and is sometimes included as a
variety as V. odoratissimum var.
awabuki.
Plants can grow to over 20 feet
tall.
It is more hardy than
V. odoratissimum to zone 7.
Native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan
and China.
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Viburnum awabuki
The evergreen foliage is dark
lustrous green and the red
fruits are produced in open
panicles.
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Viburnum davidii – David viburnum
David viburnum is a wonderful broadleaved evergreen, compact shrub growing
up to 5 feet tall. It can be difficult to establish, but can make an excellent
display where it is hardy (zones 9 to 7). Native to Western China.
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Viburnum davidii – David viburnum
David viburnum holds its flowers above the
evergreen foliage in clustered cymes. It
does not reliably produce fruit. It does
better in the Pacific Northwest compared
to the Southeast, where it needs some
shade to protect from summer heat.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
Laurustinus is a small
evergreen viburnum native
to the Mediterranean
region of Europe.
It forms a dense shrub up
to 12 feet tall, but often
seen in the landscape in
more compact selections.
It is hardy only from zones
10 to 8.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
Laurustinus flowers have pink
buds opening to white in flat
cymes.
Flowers early in the season
beginning in January through
February.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
The fruit is an elongated
blue-black drupe.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
Laurustinus is a common
plant used for small hedges
in cool, Mediterranean style
greenhouse conservatory
displays.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
Cultivars:
Numerous cultivars have been
selected mostly for plant size
and flowering.
The most widely available is
‘Spring Bouquet’.
It is a compact grower to 6
feet high.
Flower buds reddish, opening
to white.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
Cultivars:
‘Compactum’ is a dense
shrub growing only to 6
feet tall.
Similar in flower and
habit to ‘Spring Bouquet’.
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Viburnum tinus – Laurustinus
Cultivars:
“Robustrum’ is a large
upright grower to 15 feet
tall.
Flower buds pink opening
to white.