'Nantucket' Viburnum Viburnum 'Nantucket'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- vy-BUR-num
- Description
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'Nantucket' Viburnum is a compact cultivar that was released in 2008 and is a cross of V. x 'Eskimo' (v. x 'Cayuga' x V. utile) and V. macrocephalum. It is evergreen in the south and semievergreen elsewhere. The shrub can grow to 12 feet over time with a spread of 7 feet. The large showy clusters of white flowers appear in April and fruit production is usually sparse. It has good heat tolerance and can be grown to zone 9. Drought tolerant once established.
Plant in average, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. Us as a specimen, hedge, or
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Oval
- 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)
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Blue
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Red drupes mature to blue-black
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Showy white flowers appear in spring on 4-5 inch wide clusters. Individual flowers are both sterile and fertile with 5 petals,
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green oval leaves are up to 4.5 inches long by 5 inches wide, acuminate at the tip and obtuse at the base with crenate leaf margins. Undersides are yellow-green.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Heat
