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Viburnums are Versatile Shrubs

Viburnums that Excel from Season to Season

Botanical name/ Common name	Ht. & Wt. (in ft.)	Flowers	Bloom Time	Fruit	Comments	Zones
V. acerfolium (mapleleaf virburnum)	4-6 x 3-4	yellowish-white lacecap	May or June	black; often persists into winter	good in dry shade; fall color ranges from creamy pink to deep purple	3-8
V. alnifolium (also known as V. lantanoides) (hobblebush)	7-8 x 8-10	white lacecap, fragrant	May	red to purple - black	excellent red-purple fall color; good understory plant for moist shade	3-6
V. x bodnantense 'Dawn'	8-10 x 6	pink buds open to white; fragrant	Feb. - April	red to black	foliage emerges bronzy-green, matures to dark green	4-8
V. x burkwoodii (Burkwood virburnum)	8 x 5	pink buds open to white snowballs, spicy fragrance	Mar. - April	red to black	semi-evergreen	4-8
V. x burkwoodii 'Anne Russell'	6 x 8	pink buds open to white snowballs, fragrant	April	red to black	semi-evergreen	5-8
V. x burkwoodii 'Mohawk'	7 x 5	dark-red buds open to white snowballs, clove fragrance	May	red to black	orange-red fall color; disease-resistant	5-8
V. x carcephalum (fragrant snowball viburnum)	6-10 x 6-10	pink opening to white snowballs, fragrant	May	red to black	a vigorous, upright-growing shrub	5-8
V. carelsii (Mayflower viburnum, Korean spice viburnum)	10-12 x 7-8	pink buds open white, very fragrant	May	red to black	dense shrub with upright spreading branches	4-7
V. carlesii 'Compactum'	4 x 4	pink buds open white, very fragrant	May	red to black	very dark-green foliage turns wine-red if fall; excellent for borders	4-7
V. cassinoides (witherod viburnum)	6-10 x 5-6	creamy-white lacecap	June	green to red to blue-black, often all at once	orange to purple fall color	4-8
V. dentatum (arrowwood virburnum)	10-12 x 5-6	creamy-white, fragrant lacecap	May - June	yellow to glossy, red to purple	adapts to varied soil conditions	2-8
V. dilatatum (linden viurnum)	8-10 x 7-8	creamy-white lacecap, slightly fragrant	May - June	yellow to glossy red to purple	adapts to varied soil conditions	2-8
V. dilatatum 'Erie'	10 x 6	creamy-white lacecap, slightly fragrant	May - June	red-scarlet, often persists into winter	bronze to russet fall color	4-8
V. dilatatum 'Michael Dodge'	8-10 x 5-7	creamy-white, lacecap	May - June	yellow, persistent	scarlet to burgundy fall color foliage	5-8
V. dilatatum 'Oneida'	5 x 5	white lacecap	May	red fruit, persistent	pale-yellow to orange-red fall color	5-8
V. X juddii (Judd viburnum)	7 x 6	white, very fragrant snowball type	April - May	red to black	an exceptional flowering shrub	4-8
V. lantana 'Mohican'	8 x 9	white snowball, not fragrant	May	orange to red to black	excellent foliage turns purple in fall; takes dry soil	3-7
V. lentago (nannyberry viburnum, sheepberry)	15-20 8-10	creamy-white lacecap	May	from green to blue-black; lasts into winter	a fine small specimen tree; adapts to wet or dry soil	2-8
V. nudum 'Winterthur'	6-8 x 5	creamy-white lacecap	June	green to pink to red to blue, often at once	a fine small specimen tree; red to red to reddish-purple fall color	5-9
V. opulus 'Xanthocarpum' (yellow-fruited European cranberry bush)	6 x 6	white lacecap	May	yellow fruit, persistent	excellent compact form; lime-green foliage turns yellow in fall	3-7
V. opulus 'Nanum' (dwarf European cranberry bush)	2 x 3	white snowball	May	rarely produces fruit	excellent fall color; good for small hedge; does not tolerate wet soil	3-7
V. opulus 'Roseum' (European snowball bush)	8-10 x 6-7	white snowball	May	red to black	great color for shrub border	3-8
V. plicatum var. tomentosum 'Kern's Pink' (pink doublefile virburnum)	6 x 8	light-pink snowball	May	red to black	dark-green foliage with magenta leaf margins	5-8
V. plicatum var. tomentosum 'Mariesii' (doublefile virburnum)	8 x 12	white lacecap	May	red to black	elegant horizontal branching; reddish-purple fall color	5-8
V. plicatum var. tomentosum 'Shasta' (doublefile virburnum)	6 x 5	large white lacecap	May	red to black	plum-hued fall color, great as a specimen	5-8
V. plicatum var. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' (doublefile virburnum)	10 x 5	white lacecap	June - Sept.	red to black	great for all-summer blooms; yellow-orange fall color	3-8
V. plicatum var. tomentosum 'Newport' (doublefile virburnum)	5 x 5	white snowball; light fragrance	May	rarely produces fruit	dark-green leaves turn burgundy in fall	5-8
V. prunifolium (blackhaw virburnum)	12-15 x 8-12	creamy-white lacecap	May	pink to bluish-black	purple-red fall foliage; lovely native tree, mildew-resistant	3-9
V. X rhytidophylloides 'Allegheny'	10 x 12	creamy-white lacecap	May	red to black	semi-evergreen	4-8
V. X rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood'	12 x 12	creamy-white, dome-shaped	May	red to black	semi-evergreen, pleasing arching habit	4-8
V. prufidulum (Southern blackham viburnum)	15 x 8	white lacecap	May	dark-blue	burgundy fall foliage	5-9
V. sargentii 'Onodaga' ('Onondaga' Sargent viburnum)	12 x 6	maroon lacecap flower with white florets	May	scarlet	new foliage is maroon; must have moist soil	3-7
V. setigerum (tea viburnum)	10-12 x 8-10	white lacecap	May - June	red-orange in pendant clusters, persistent	excellent woodland shrub	5-7
V. sieboldii (Seibold viburnum)	15-20 x 10-15	profuse creamy-white lacecap	May	apricot to red, heavy clusters; persistent	large shrub or small tree, green-purple fall; deer-resistant	4-8
V. trilobum (American cranberry bush)	8-12 x 8-12	white lacecap	May	red, edible	yellow to burgundy fall foliage; makes nice hedge	2-7
V. trilobum 'Compactum' (compact American cranberry bush)	4 x 3	white lacecap	May	yellow to red, persistent	orange-to-burgundyfall foliage; good for mixed shrub borders	2-7
V. trilobum 'Wentworth' (Wentworth cranberry bush)	8 x 6	white lacecap	May	yellow to bright red, persistant	red fall color, excellentfor winter garden	2-7

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