Viburnum farreri
Fragrant Viburnum

Viburnum farreri - Overall Shrub Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 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.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 355
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 275
  • Screen 190
  • Specimen 630
  • Slow Growth Rate 271

    • 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.

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

    Flowering

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    Fruiting

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    10 Viburnum farreri found

    Building Map...

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12010_08794*AAERO
    22013_00702*AHORTPARK
    32009_13917*AHORTPARK
    42010_08793*AAERO
    52010_08795*AAERO
    62012_01262*BAR
    72010_08792*AAERO
    82010_08791*AAERO
    92009_13923*AHORTPARK
    102012_01262*AAR

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