Vibernum davidii
Common name: Pere David’s vibernum
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 1.5 m tall by 3-4 m wide
Form: wide spreading, thicket forming
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: showy flowers, blue berries on red stems in winter
Limitations: criticized for being over planted, sometimes gets viburnum beetle
Suitable uses: tough, adaptable shrub, good for sheltered locations
ID description: short petioles, leaf blade lanceolate, very conspicuous 3 prominent veins
Vibernum cinnamomifolium
Common name: cinnamon vibernum
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread:
Form: bushy habit
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: pink tinged buds, bloom in late spring, open flower clusters
Limitations:
Suitable uses: hedge or screen
ID description: serrated leaf margins, 3 conspicuous veins, leaves large (8-15 cm long), long red petioles
Vibernum rhytidophyllum
Common name: leatherleaf vibernum
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 6
Mature height and spread: 15 ft tall
Form: upright form
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic, moist
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: blue berries that turn black, fragrant white flowers in clusters
Limitations: people have bad reaction to fuzz
Suitable uses: good for back of boarder in shady spot
ID description: leaves and stems are fuzzy, large dramatic leaves, dark, deeply veined, oval, looked puckered
