Burkwood Viburnum Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Conoy'
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Burkwood Viburnum:
- Phonetic Spelling
- vy-BUR-num berk-WOOD-ee-eye
- Description
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'Conoy' Viburnum is a cultivar known for its compact, spreading habit and its glossy foliage. It has creamy white fragrant flowers and red fruits that turn blue-black and remain on the plant through the fall. Foliage color also provides fall interest with its deep maroon color and in the south leaves often remain on the plant.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Fruits attract birds.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 7 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Multi-stemmed
- Spreading
- Maintenance:
- Low
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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
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Clusters of drupes turn red in late summer and mature to blue-black and persist into fall.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Creamy white flowers appear 2"-4" umbles in mid-spring.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Obovate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy dark green ovate leaves 4" long turn maroon in fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
