Viburnum x rhytidophylloides
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- vih-BUR-num ry-ti-do-fil-oy-deez
- Description
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This semi-evergreen, broadleaved ornamental shrub has slightly arching branches. In its youth its habit is erect, but with age, it will becomes more mounded and spreading and grows 8-10 feet tall and wide. It is a hybrid of V. rhytidophyllum and V. lantana and forms suckers with age. Flower buds form in the summer so pruning should be completed soon after flowing. The leathery wrinkled leaves are dark green with lighter undersides. The 4 inch clusters of flowers appear in spring and may have an unpleasant fragrance. They are followed by drupes that mature from red to black. A mixture of cross-pollinating shrubs from one or both parents are needed for good fruit production.
Use this shrub in full sun to partial shade as a hedge, in a shrub border, or as a specimen.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No major issues. May occasionally be affected by leaf spot.
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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- 'Allegheny'
- 'Interduke'
- 'Allegheny'
- 'Allegheny', 'Interduke'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Allegheny'
- 'Interduke'
- 'Allegheny'
- 'Allegheny', 'Interduke'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viburnum
- Family:
- Viburnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Euraisa, China
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts birds and butterflies
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- mildly resistant to deer damage, range of soil types
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Erect
- Mounding
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- 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 Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Glossy drupes turn from green to red and then black in the fall. Fruits can be abundant, or sparse and non-existent due to the need for a mixture of cross-pollinating shrubs from one or both parents.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- This plant has creamy white flowers on 3 to 4 in. flat-topped cyme in late April to early May. The fragrance may not be desirable. Not as showy as other viburnums.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Obovate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has opposite, simple, leathery, and dark green leaves which are 4 to 8 in. long, light green below, and hold late into fall. The veins are prominent on the undersides with a reticulate branching pattern. Entire to sparsely serrated margins. Winter foliage may become windburned and browned.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Bark Description:
- Bark is light gray.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Orange
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Buds:
- Smooth/Hairless
- Stem Bud Terminal:
- Only 1 terminal bud, larger than side buds
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- The multi-stemmed stems emerge green-white, changing to an orange-brown by winter.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Barrier
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Problems:
- Malodorous
