Viburnum setigerum
Tea Viburnum

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Mildly ornamental 1-2" wide clusters of small flowers in May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bluish-green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Reddish-purple fall color, but of variable quality)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Spectacular display of up to 0.5" long, bright red oval drupes (berries); appear in September and last late into the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
8-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-8 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but is tolerant of boggy conditions
 Range:
Central and western China
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The blue-green leaves (3-6" long by 1.25-2.5" wide) are opposite, simple, pointed, and ovate-lanceolate with slightly toothed margins.

Additional Information

The Tea Viburnum is most noted for its truly outstanding fruit display. In autumn, branches are heavily laden with large clusters of striking bright red oval berries. For optimal fruit production, plant in groups. Can be quite open and leggy; it is advisable to plant other, shorter, plants in front of the Tea Viburnum. Gained its common name from the fact that the leaves were once used to make tea.

1 Viburnum setigerum found

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