Viburnum farreri 'Bowles'
Bowles Fragrant Viburnum

 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
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 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.

Additional Information

'Bowles' is extremely rare in cultivation, but is considered a better performer than the straight species. 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.

1 Viburnum farreri 'Bowles' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12009_13521*AHORTPARK

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