Classic Viburnum Plant Library

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Viburnum betulifolium

Viburnum betulifolium

Common Name: Birchleaf Viburnum

A large, open shrub of loose habit but not to be considerd scraggly.  Mature specimens found at 10-12' tall and wide.  Sharply serrated, dark green leaves resembling that of birch, hence its name.  The white, slightly fragrant f…

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Viburnum bitchiuense

Viburnum bitchiuense

Common Name: Bitchiu viburnum

Very similar to V. carlesii, in fact when introduced from Japan in 1911, it was initially mistaken as a form of V. carlesii.  Characteristics that set it apart from V. carlesii are narrower leaves, a taller and more open habit, and the flower …

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Viburnum bitchiuense 'Heronswood Form'

Viburnum bitchiuense 'Heronswood Form'

Collected in the wild in Korea by Dan Hinkley, Heronswood Nursery.  Even though much more evaluation is needed to determine if this selection is significantly different that the species, we know the following.  'Heronswood For…

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Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

A sister seedling to V. x bodnantense 'Dawn'.  Habit is upright-spreading with stiff, coarse branching.  Grows 10-12' tall and about 2/3 as wide.  Flowers are slightly larger and a brighter pink than 'Dawn' and have yellow …

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Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'

Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'

The hybrid V. x bodnantense is a cross of V. farreri x V. grandiflorum.  'Dawn' was selected from 10 seedlings by Charles Puddle, head gardener to Lord Aborconway at Bodnant Gardens, Wales around 1935.  Grows about 8-10' high and no…

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Viburnum bracteatum

Viburnum bracteatum

Common Name: Bracted Viburnum

An upright, spreading, eventualy rounded shrub resembling V. dentatum and V. rafinesquianum.  Leaves are glossier and thicker textured than dentatum providing excellent scorch resistance in full sun.  Creamy-white, flat-topped cymes …

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Viburnum bracteatum 'Emerald Luster'

Viburnum bracteatum 'Emerald Luster'

A selection by our good friend Michael Dirr.  Selected for its lustrous dark green foliage and profuse flowering producing a striking contrast against the glossy, dark green foliage.  Showed excellent drought tolerance in University …

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Viburnum buddleifolium

Viburnum buddleifolium

Common Name: Woolly Viburnum

An upright, vase shaped shrub, usually growing taller than wide.  Lanaceolate leaves are velvety with a gray felted underside.  Buds are also pubescent and the emerging shoots are covered with a star-like down.  White flowe…

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Viburnum burejaeticum

Viburnum burejaeticum

Common Name: Manchurian Viburnum

A rare chinese species named after the Bureia mountains in China.  Grows to 15' with lantana-like leaves, only finer textured.  Leaves are shinier and more narrow than V. lantana.  Young shoots are covered with a dense down …

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Viburnum burejaeticum 'P017' Mini Man™

Viburnum burejaeticum 'P017' Mini Man™

Common Name: Dwarf Manchurian Viburnum

Found in a seedling row of V. burejaeticum at Valley Nursery, Helena MT.  Introduced by Scott Skogerboe, Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery, Fort Collins, CO.  All of  the same great features of the species but on a much mor…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii

Viburnum x burkwoodii

Common Name: Burkwood Viburnum

A hybrid from V. utile pollinated by V. carlesii by Burkwood and skipwith in Kingston-on-Thames in England, introduced in 1924.  Exhibits upright growth habit reaching 10' in height and 6-8' across.  Flowers are pink in the bud, openi…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'American Spice™'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'American Spice™'

A sport of V. x burkwoodii 'Sarcoxie' discovered in 1966 by Andy Duvall, Duvall Nursery, South Lyon, MI.  A compact selection growing 4-6" a year.  Oringinal plant was 4' high and 5' wide after 14 years.  Deep green, glossy folia…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Anne Russell'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Anne Russell'

A backcross of V. x burkwoodii and V. carlesii.  The selection was made in 1951 by John Russell at L.R. Russell Ltd., Richmond Nurseries, Windlesham, England and named after his wife.  Compact in habit, growing 6'(7') high and wide.&#…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Chenaultii'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Chenaultii'

A cultivar of V. x burkwoodii with lustrous, dark green leaves which are smaller and finer textured than V. x burkwoodii.  The fine textured branches give the overall habit a more refined look.  The flower buds have the least amount …

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Compact Beauty'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Compact Beauty'

All of the same features as V. x burkwoodii but on a much more compact plant.  The term compact is in reference to its shorter internodes which is also an indication that 'Compact Beauty' will be slower growing.  Based upon the rapi…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Conoy'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Conoy'

Another U.S. National Arboretum introduction.  Introduced in 1988 from a backcross of V. x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid' with V. utile made by the late Donald Egolf.  Foliage is slightly wavy, extre…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Fulbrook'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Fulbrook'

Parentage is the same as V. x burkwoodii 'Anne Russell' (V. x burkwoodii x V. carlesii).  Due to the strong V. carlesii influence, foliage retains the features of V. carlesii and does not have the glossy foliage of V. x burkwoodii.  …

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk'

A 1960 selection from a backcross of V. x burkwoodii and V. carlesii and later introduced in 1966 by the late Dr. Donald Egolf of the U.S. National Arboretum.  Habit is more compact than V. x burkwoodii, growing 6-8' tall and wide.  F…

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Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid'

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid'

This is a sister seedling to V. x burkwoodii, raised by Burkwood and Skipwith, England.  Evergreen foliage is very glossy and longer and not as wide as other V. x burkwoodii.  The flowers are also larger and the buds are a deeper p…

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