Korean Viburnum Viburnum carlesii
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- vih-BUR-num KARLS-ee-eye
- Description
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Korean Viburnum prefers sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil including clay. It has a rounded, irregular dense form with stiff upright branches. The blooms are showy and fragrant. It flowers on old wood so prune immediately after flowering is completed. Use as a hedge, in shrub borders or a foundation plant. Very fragrant flowers appear in mid to late spring. Fall coloration reddish-burgundy, but inconsistent. The rootstock of grafted plants tends to sucker.
Quick ID
- Characteristic fissuring along old, gray stems
- Fragrant mid-spring, terminal white inflorescence
- OPPOSITE leaves are ovate, serrate, and pubescent
- Inflorescence a hemispherical cyme to 3 inches across
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: 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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- 'Aurora'
6-8 feet tall, flowers in clusters larger than those of the species. - 'Cayuga'
5 ft tall with reddish fall color
'Compactum'
- 'Spiro Spice Girl'
Compact, with a profusion of large flower clusters that perfume the garden with their cinnamon fragrance in spring - 'Aurora'
- 'Aurora', 'Cayuga', 'Compactum', 'Spiro Spice Girl'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Aurora'
6-8 feet tall, flowers in clusters larger than those of the species. - 'Cayuga'
5 ft tall with reddish fall color
'Compactum'
- 'Spiro Spice Girl'
Compact, with a profusion of large flower clusters that perfume the garden with their cinnamon fragrance in spring - 'Aurora'
- 'Aurora', 'Cayuga', 'Compactum', 'Spiro Spice Girl'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Species:
- carlesii
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Korea, Japan
- Wildlife Value:
- Birds will eat the fruits.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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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)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Blue
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- 0.3 in. red drupe turns bluish-black in fall
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- The inflorescence is a dense, terminal, hemispherical cyme, 2-3 inches across. Flowers are pinkish to red in bud, white when open, very fragrant, to half an inch wide. Blooms early spring.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 2-4 inch long dull dark green to gray-green leaves in pairs, that are copper-colored when young. Undersides are pubescent. Not reliable for fall color.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Fissured
- Bark Description:
- Bark is gray and fissuring
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Young stems are pubescent
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Black Walnut
- Deer
