Viburnum × 'Pragense'
Prague Viburnum

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Shrub Habit

Family:

Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) 51

Genus:

Viburnum (Viburnum, Dogmackie, Snowball, Arrowwood, Blackhaw) 49

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Upright 574

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 253

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Evergreen 262

Flower Notes:

White (Pink bud opening to creamy-white flower clusters in early spring; fragrant with a spicy scent)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Attractive, shiny dark green summer foliage with impressed leaf veins; evergreen foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Red fruit changing to glossy black in fall)

Ultimate Height:

6-10 feet

Ultimate Spread:

6-10 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist well-drained soils, but widely adapted

Range:

Hybrid origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Elliptic leaves are opposite, simple 2-4" long with a puckered texture, deeply incised veins, shiny dark green above, and white pubescence beneath. Buds are naked. Young stems are brown tomentose.

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Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 285

Drought Tolerant 289

Fast Growth Rate 229

Additional Information

More drought tolerant than most Viburnums. Topping may be needed initially to encourage branching. This hybrid arose in Prague, Czechoslovakia in the 1950s.

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Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Shrub Habit

Shrub Habit

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Leaf

Leaf

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Bark

Bark

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Stem

Stem

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Naked Leaf Bud

Naked Leaf Bud

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Bark

Bark

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Buds

Buds

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Buds

Buds

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Winter Foliage

Winter Foliage

Viburnum × ′Pragense′ - Winter Habit

Winter Habit

When Viburnum × 'Pragense' has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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1 Viburnum × 'Pragense' found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2009_12036*A	SMTH

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