Viburnum farreri
Fragrant Viburnum

Family:

Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) 51

Genus:

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

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Upright 578

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 258

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 846

Flower Notes:

White (Flower buds are pinkish-red and open to whitish-pink in early to mid April before the leaves; very sweetly fragrant)

Foliage Notes:

Bronze (Reddish bronze-tinged foliage emerges in the spring); Green (Dark green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Reddish to red-purple fall foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Fruit colors red initially and turns to black in July to August, rarely a good display)

Ultimate Height:

8-12 feet

Ultimate Spread:

8-12 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist, well-drained soils

Range:

Northern China

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves (1.5-4" long, 1-2.75" wide) are opposite, simple, ovate to oval, acute, serrate with triangular teeth, slightly pubescent above and on veins below, 5-6 pairs of veins, veinlets are impressed above and below, dark green in color. Petiole is purplish-red. Stems are quite smooth.

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Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 356

Fragrant Flowers 192

Additional Information

Some winter protection promotes best growth. Early flowering in spring is sometimes followed by a later frost/freeze that kills back the flowers and inhibits leaf growth.

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Overall Shrub Habit

Bark

Fall Leaf

Fall Color

Fruit

Leaf

Buds

Buds and Twig

Winter Habit

Summer Habit

When Viburnum farreri has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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10 Viburnum farreri found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2010_08794*A	AERO
2	2013_00702*A	HORTPARK
3	2009_13917*A	HORTPARK
4	2010_08793*A	AERO
5	2010_08795*A	AERO
6	2012_01262*B	AR
7	2010_08792*A	AERO
8	2010_08791*A	AERO
9	2009_13923*A	HORTPARK
10	2012_01262*A	AR

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