Thursday, 20 December 2012

Viburnum plicatum f. Tomentosum



Name: Viburnum plicatum f. Tomentosum
Common Name:
doublefile viburnum
Family:
 Caprifoliaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
horizontally branched
Hard. Zone
   usda 4
Mature Size
3m tall by 4m spread

x

Leaf: broadly ovate, toothed, dark green, 5-10cm long, softly hairy underside


Fall/Winter Color

        Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers:double rows of flattened lacecap like cymes, 10cm across with tiny central flowers and larger sterile outer florets


Infl. flattened cymes followed by ovoid red fruit which ripens to black

Jan.     Feb.      March.     ( April.      May.)      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses:
shrub border, woodland garden


Limitations: viburnum beetle, gray mold, downy and powdery mildew, verticillium wilt, aphids, scale
Other Features:

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