About
A medium-sized, deciduous shrub to about 2m tall from eastern Asia with ovate, textured, mid-green leaves with fine teeth and distinctive veining, and broad, flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers in spring, followed by persistent, showy, red berries that ripen to black in autumn. An ornamental and free-fruiting shrub for a woodland or mixed border.
About the genus
Viburnum can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with opposite, simple or palmately lobed leaves and clusters of small, often fragrant white or pink flowers, followed by red, blue or black berries
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, hedging, woodland edges, winter gardens
Care notes
CultivationModerately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade
PruningPrune after flowering. Renovate overgrown specimens in late winter
PropagationSoftwood cuttings in summer. Hardwood cuttings in winter
Pest resistanceViburnum beetle � pick off larvae in spring
Disease resistanceHoney fungus occasionally. Generally robust