Viburnum macrocephalum

Common Name: Chinese Snowball Viburnum

A dense, rounded shrub growing 8-10' high, but much larger in the south.  Introduced by Robert Fortune in 1844.  The most spectacular of the viburnums when in bloom, being the largest of the "snowball' viburnums.  The flower…

Viburnum macrocephalum f. keteleeri

This is the wild form of macrocephalum, displaying both fertile and non-fertile white flowers in a lacecap display on 4-5" flat-topped cymes.  Shiny red fruits turn black and are very effective.  Grows to 10-15' but not as wide…

Viburnum molle

Common Name: Kentucky Viburnum

A large multi-stemmed, rounded shrub growing 8-12' tall and wide, native to the central and southern states of North America.  Based on leaf ID only, it would be mistaken for V. dentatum.  The plant is adorned with glossy, dark green …

Viburnum mongolicum

A species rare in cultivation from eastern Siberia and inner Mongolia growing up to 6' with the same spread.  Flowers are small and sparse in small 1-2" cymes.  Fruits are red maturing to black and also sparse.  If one were to group …

Viburnum mullaha

A tall deciduous shrub from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia growing 10-15' tall and 8-10' across.  Medium green leaves are a broad oval, tapering to the pedicel and deeply dentate along the top half.  White flowers in 2-3" wide …

Viburnum x Nantucket

The 20th cultivar from the National Arboretum breeding program.  Released in 2008 from a cross made in 1988 by the late Donald Egolf between V. x 'Eskimo' (v. x 'Cayuga' x V. utile) and V. macrocephalum f. keteleeri.  The male plant…

Viburnum nervosum

The best general description would be that V. nervosum looks like V. lantana, howerver the leaves are smaller along with other differences.  Flower buds are pink, opening to white, sweetly scented flowers with purple anthers on a rounded…

Viburnum nudum

Common Name: Smooth Withrod

A native species of the eastern United States which has led to many named cultivars.  Although flowers are abundant and fruit set is striking, it is still very underused.  Size ranges from 6-8' and usually not quite as wide.  Leaves …

Viburnum nudum 'Angustifolium'

This eastern North American native is not only beautiful in its own right, but is also offered as a pollinator for other V. nudum with the exception of V. nudum 'Pink Beauty', which blooms before 'Angustifolium'.  The leaves are narrow …

Viburnum nudum 'Callaway Large Leaf'

No description is available at this time.

Viburnum nudum 'Callaway Small Leaf'

No description available at this time.

Viburnum nudum 'Count Pulaski'

A multi-stemmed form with rapid growth.  Leaves are larger than typical and quite glossy.  Extremely floriferous with white, musky-scented flowers borne on 6" flat-topped cymes.  Fruits are extremely colorful, starting from green…

Viburnum nudum 'Earthshade'

A 6-10' multi-stemmed plant, similar in size to V. nudum 'Winterthur' but more compact.  Leaves are a glossy dark green with yellow, orange, and red autumn coloration.  Creamy-white flowers producing pink to blue fruits.  Th…

Viburnum nudum 'Longwood'

This cultivar originated in the 1980's at Winterthur Gardens where it was found and selected (but not yet named) as a pollinator for the already existing V. nudum 'Winterthur'.  Grown at Longwood Gardens since 1993, it was finally assig…

Viburnum nudum 'Moonshine'

My only encounter with this cultivar was at the Charles R Keith Arboretum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina while being escorted by our friend Michael Dirr.  I did not take detatiled notes of the plants' characteristics but it was approximately 8' …

Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'

Based on frequent conversations with Michael Dirr, I feel that this is his favorite nudum.  A relatively compact plant which sets fruit when no other nudum pollinator is present indicating self fertility.  Foliage is glossy dark g…

Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur'

A medium sized shrub growing 6' after 10 years but reported sightings of 8' and slightly narrower.  Similar to and often confused with V. cassinoides but the foliage is more lustrous and waxy green.  Foliage is elliptical and olive to…

Viburnum nudum pollinator

Viburnums tend to be self sterile, which means that pollen from a flower will not fertilize the ovules of that flower.  This would be the general consensus, however, some species and cultivars have a lesser tendency toward self ste…

Viburnum obovatum

Common Name: Small Viburnum

The common name (Small Viburnum) for this species is somewhat deceiving in that a 10 year old plant at the University of Georgia Botanical Garden is 12' high and wide.  The only real small feature of the species is its foliage which is s…

Viburnum obovatum 'Lord Byron'

A hybrid with V. rufidulum.  Upright in habit with larger leaves than V. obovatum yet smaller than V. rufidulum.  Although the buds are much smaller and more refined than that of V. rufidulum, they have retained the rusty red winter …

Viburnum obovatum 'Walters'

No description available at this time.

Viburnum odoratissimum

Often confused with V. awabuki to the extent that V. awabuki is being sold as V. odoratissimum 'Awabuki' which is invalid.  V. odoratissimum is not as cold hardy, its leaves are a duller green, and the feature which most distinguishes the two …

Viburnum x Oneida

A hybrid cross between V. dilatatum and V. lobophyllum made in 1953.  Selected for its abundance of flowers in late May and sporadic flowering throughout the summer; its glossy, dark red and persistent fruit in August; and fine textured fo…

Viburnum opulus 'Aureum'

A bright gold-yellow foliage form of V. opulus.  Slower growing than the species but ultimately maturing to 9' tall and 7' wide.  Flower clusters are a flat-topped cyme with an outer ring of sterile flowers and a center ring of f…

Viburnum opulus 'Bullatum'

Also known as V. opulus 'Bulliton'.  Our plant comes to us from the Chicago Botanical Garden.  Leaves are of the opulus type but much smaller.  No descriptioj has been given to us so our own observations will be given when ava…

Viburnum opulus 'Compactum'

A small rounded shrub reaching 5-6'.  More spreading than V. trilobum 'Compactum'.  Flat-topped flowers produced in May are typical of the species, followed by glistening scarlet-red fruit which persist into winter.  Fall color i…

Viburnum opulus 'Leonards Dwarf'

A compact, rounded form to 5-6' similar in appearance to V. trilobum 'Alfredo' and V. trilobum 'Bailey Compact' but with some of its own distinctive characteristics.  The branches are finer textured and it is multiple branched at ground level …

Viburnum opulus 'Losely's Compact'

At this time, not much information is available on this cultivar other than it has a very dense, compact habit, maturing to 6'.  To date, our plants are exibiting this extremely compact habit however they have not reached maturity so I ca…

Viburnum opulus 'Notcutt'

Aka V. opulus 'Notcutt's Variety'.  Similar to the species but coarser, heavier branching, giving it a "masculine" look during the winter months.  Growing as wide as tall, maturing at 10'.  Foliage is a glossy green and deeper lobed …

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Common Name: European Snowball Viburnum

Originally known as V. opulus 'Sterilis' which is still in use in lieu of the now accepted nomenclature.  A large rounded shrub reaching 10-12'.  Probably the oldest known garden viburnum as it was recorded in the 1…

Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum'

Common Name: Yellow Fruited European Cranberry Viburnum

Introduced by Spaeth's Nursery in Berlin in 1910.  A rounded-spreading cranberry maturing to 6-8'.  This plant has a couple of features unlike that of the species  The foliage is a glossy apple green which is a defining …

Viburnum orientale

A moderately sized deciduous shrub of the V. opulus complex maturing to 8'.  Leaves are sharply 3 lobed that turn to a splended golden yellow providing a beautiful contrast to the red berries ripening in late summer and early autumn. …