Viburnum sargentii
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- vih-BUR-num sar-JEN-tee-eye
- Description
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Sargent Viburnum is an ornamental shrub from Asia that grows 12-15 feet tall and wide. It is adaptable to a wide range of soils but is not heat tolerant. It grows with an upright round form and is easy to grow in average moist well-drained soils. It prefers full sun to partial shade in cool summer climates. The showy flowers are in 3-4 inch wide flat-topped cymes and are followed by dark red drupes that can persist into winter. The 3-lobed leaves have nice yellow to red fall color.
Use this shrub as a hedge, in shrub borders, mass planted or as a specimen.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems:: aphids can be particularly problematic. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Onondaga'
Flower buds maroon, new growth maroon tinged - 'Susquehanna'
Attractive corky bark
- 'Onondaga'
- 'Onondaga', 'Susquehanna'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Onondaga'
Flower buds maroon, new growth maroon tinged - 'Susquehanna'
Attractive corky bark
- 'Onondaga'
- 'Onondaga', 'Susquehanna'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Species:
- sargentii
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia
- Distribution:
- Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
- Wildlife Value:
- Mildly resistant to deer. Birds eat the fruits.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Up to 1/2 inch, bright scarlet berries in fall that persists into winter.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- White clusters of 3 to 4 in. flat-topped cymes in spring. Larger sterile flowers ring the smaller fertile flowers on the inside. Blooms late spring to early summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The 2-5 inch long 3 lobed leaves emerge in the spring with bronze to purple hues before maturing to green. Undersides are pubescent. Fall color is yellow to reds
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Cream/Tan
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Shiny stems a tannish-brown
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
