Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum
Doublefile Viburnum
Pronunciation
vi-ber'num pli-ka'tum variety to-men-to'sum
Family
Genus
Nativity
China, Japan
Growth Habit
Horizontal, tiered branching
Hardiness
5
Culture
Moist, well-drained soils, prefers sun
Landscape Use
Elegant flowering shrub
Foliage
Opposite, simple, broad-ovate to oblong-ovate 2 to 5 inches long dentate-serrate
Buds
Vegetative buds are naked, foliose, pubescent, flower buds-valvate, angular, tan-brown, hairy, apressed to stem or divergent
Bark
Dark gray or brownish with orange lenticels
Flower
White, no fragrance, 4 to 5 lobes, outer flowers are sterile, inner flowers are fertile, flower in May
Fruit
Drupe, egg-shaped, .33 inch long, bright red changing to black
Propagation
Cuttings.
Pests
None serious
Cultivars
'Summer Stars'
'Shasta'
'Shoshoni'
