Viburnum x carlcephalum

Common Name: Fragrant Snowball

A cross between V. carlesii (seed parent) and V. macrocephalum f. keteleeri, raised by Albert Burkwood of Burkwood and Skipwith Nursery, England.  Similar to V. carlesii but more coarsely branched with larger flowers and leaves and a more …

Viburnum carlesii

Common Name: Korean Spice Viburnum

An excellent, rounded shrub growing 5-8' tall and wide.  April flowers are pink in the bud, opening to white and very fragrant, hence its name.  Fruit is red changing to black.  Although fruit is persistant through the winter, it is …

Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora'

This cultivar is similar to V. carlesii with the exception of more intense red buds,  Flowers open pink, then turning to white.  The result of 25 years of breeding by Leslie Slinger, Slieve Donald Nursery, Newcastle, Northern Irela…

Viburnum carlesii 'Compactum'

Since this plant exhibits the same desirable features of V. carlesii, it is extremely popular due to its compact size.  Very hard to find in the trade due to its popularity, slow growth rate and difficulty in propagation…

Viburnum carlesii 'Summerhill'

This is a cultivar we received from Mike Johnson at Summerhill Nursery, CT.  Reported to me by Mike that it is self scaffolding and holds its leaves well into the winter, making it semi-evergreen.  Any other documented in…

Viburnum cassinoides

Common Name: Withrod Viburnum

A dense, upright shrub when young, becoming rounded with age.  Commonly grows 6-7' but can get larger.  Foliage emerges in spring with a bronze or chocolate-purple tint, then glossy dark green.  Flowers are creamy-white, flat-topped …

Viburnum cassinoides 'Deep Pink'

This selection comes to us from Mike Johnson of Summerhill Nursery in Connecticut.  Reported by him to have been collected in the wild in Maine and selected for its deep pink fruits.  Similar in all other respects to the species.

Viburnum cassinoides 'Hillier Form'

From botanist Allen J. Coombes comes this yet untitled clone.  A 10' high and wide form packed with seasonal color.  Foliage emerges in the spring a rich, shiny, deep chocolate-purple, then maturing to a dark blue-green.  Fall…

Viburnum x Cayuga

Often listed as a cultivar of V. x carcephalum, this hybrid is the result of a backcross of V. carlesii and V. x carlcephalum developed by the late Donald Egolf in 1953.  It has a loose, upright habit when young but becoming very …

Viburnum x Chesapeake

Often listed as a cultivar of V. x carlcephalum, 'Chesapeake' is the result of a backcross between V. x 'Cayuga' (V. x carlesii x V. x carlcephalum) with V. utile made in 1962 by the U.S. National Arboretum.  This same cross produ…

Viburnum x Chippewah

Introduced in 1987 by the U.S. National Arboretum, 'Chippewah' is a hybrid cross of V. japonicum and V. dilatatum.  Habit is mullti-stemmed and densely branched, growing slightly wider than tall.  Leaves are glossy dark green…

Viburnum cinnamomifolium

Somewhat similar to V. davidii except larger in habit and not as compact.  Leaves are long and narrow (4-6" long and 1-2½" wide) and very leathery with 3 distinct veins running the entire length.  Attractive reddish-brown branches …

Viburnum corylifolium

A similarity between this species and that of V. dilatatum with the exceptions being the leaf is more rounded to the point of being nearly circular.  Shoots are densely covered with long rusty-brown pubescence.  White flowers in June are …

Viburnum corymbiflorum

This is a plant that was originally brought back from Hunan by David Parks, Camellia Forest Nursery, Chapel Hill, NC and named V. species Camellia Forest.  Later, this plant was identified by our friend Charles Keith, Keith Arboretum&nb…

Viburnum cotinifolium

Introduced around 1830 from the Himalayas.  A coarse, open, leggy plant similar in foliage to V. lantana.  Foliage is more rounded than that of V. lantana, grayish-green above and silver to white below.  Flowers are pink in the bud, …

Viburnum cylindricum

Common Name: Tubeflower Viburnum

A rather large, bold evergeen species growing 8-10' with heights reaching 10-15' on old specimens.  Overall habit is slightly wider than tall.  Leaves can be quite long giving them a drooping appearance.  Leaf shapes can be extre…