Genus: Viburnum
Viburnum is a genus of shrubs with showy flowers and berries.
Viburnum photos
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Species of Viburnum
- Viburnum acerifolium
- Viburnum atrocyaneum
- Viburnum betulifolium
- Viburnum bitchiuense
- Viburnum bracteatum
- Viburnum buddleifolium
- Viburnum burejaeticum
- Viburnum calvum
- Viburnum carlesii
- Viburnum cassinoides
- Viburnum cinnamonifolium
- Viburnum cordifolium
- Viburnum corylifolium
- Viburnum cotinifolium
- Viburnum cylindricum
- Viburnum dasyanthum
- Viburnum davidii
- Viburnum dentatum
- Viburnum dilatatum
- Viburnum edule
- Viburnum ellipticum
- Viburnum erosum
- Viburnum erubescens
- Viburnum farreri
- Viburnum foetens
- Viburnum foetidum
- Viburnum furcatum
- Viburnum grandiflorum
- Viburnum harryanum
- Viburnum henryi
- Viburnum hirtum
- Viburnum hupehense
- Viburnum ichangense
- Viburnum jackii
- Viburnum japonicum
- Viburnum kansuense
- Viburnum lantana
- Viburnum lantanoides
- Viburnum lentago
- Viburnum lobophyllum
- Viburnum macrocephalum
- Viburnum molle
- Viburnum mongolicum
- Viburnum mullaha
- Viburnum nudum
- Viburnum odoratissimum
- Viburnum opulus
- Viburnum orientale
- Viburnum phlebotrichum
- Viburnum plicatum
- Viburnum propinquum
- Viburnum prunifolium
- Viburnum rafinesquianum
- Viburnum recognitum
- Viburnum rhytidophyllum
- Viburnum rigidum
- Viburnum rufidulum
- Viburnum sargentii
- Viburnum schensianum
- Viburnum sempervirens
- Viburnum setigerum
- Viburnum sieboldii
- Viburnum suspensum
- Viburnum sympodiale
- Viburnum ternatum
- Viburnum tinus
- Viburnum trilobum
- Viburnum urceolatum
- Viburnum utile
- Viburnum veitchii
- Viburnum venosum
- Viburnum wilsonii
- Viburnum wrightii
- Viburnum x bodnantense
- Viburnum x burkwoodii
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Comments:
28 Sep, 2008
Chris, do you know how long it took for your viburnum to flower? I know they are slow growers but mine seems to be standing still with no blooms in sight after a year and a half.
On photo - Viburnum plicatum watanabe
25 Sep, 2008
I'll tell you next year. Mine is in a sunny spot.
On photo - Viburnum plicatum watanabe
25 Sep, 2008
Wow, FdM, that's gorgeous, nearly identical to a Hydrangea though even the leaves! Wonderful!!
On photo - viburnum mophead
25 Sep, 2008
I would love to have this flower - do you think it would like to be exposed to full sunshine for the best part of the day ?
On photo - Viburnum plicatum watanabe
25 Sep, 2008
hehe.. After loads of early mistakes I bought a lot of books.
I research most plants that I intend to buy to make sure I have the right soil and a suitable position in my garden..
It seems to have paid off so far with only a coule of failures.
I must admit though I do impulse buy on occasions
On photo - viburnum mophead
24 Sep, 2008
I afree with you TT. If you look on page 29 of my photos there are 2 photos which I uploaded on 2nd May. These I think are a Snowball tree.
On photo - Viburnum plicatum watanabe
24 Sep, 2008
Boy, you sure know your plants or did you just look that up online? lol Well, anyway, I love your picture...it brings to mind a bunch of white butterflies visiting their favorite flowers.....
On photo - viburnum mophead
24 Sep, 2008
Chrispook, My one is the Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' - Japanese Snowball Bush
yours is a Viburnum plicatum 'Watanabe' - otherwise known as 'Summer Snowflake'
the variation which you may have seen with big white pompoms of flowers is commonly known as a Chinese snowball bush
On photo - viburnum mophead
24 Sep, 2008
This doesn't look like my snowball tree either.
My snowball tree has clusters of white blooms which are more globe shaped.
On photo - Viburnum plicatum watanabe
24 Sep, 2008
I uploaded a pic of my new one on 21st Sept. The label said Vibernum plicatum. I thought it was different to the Snowball tree, their flower heads are more ball shaped.
On photo - viburnum mophead
24 Sep, 2008
I have a viburnum snowball tree, but the blooms don't look like your flowers above.
On photo - viburnum mophead
24 Sep, 2008
It is deciduous and flowers in May. Its common name is Japanese snowball bush
On photo - viburnum mophead
24 Sep, 2008
When is it in flower?
Is it evergreen?
Blooms look like a hydrangea.
On photo - viburnum mophead
1 Sep, 2008
Isn't that funny, I ad the same flowers, same shrub, which I turned into a hedge on the farm! That is on the other side of the world. I love them, mine flowered in the winter though.
On photo - Viburnum tinus
20 Aug, 2008
Hello Abandbb.
Have you been watering your tree well?
When I bought a young tree from a nurseries a couple of years ago, the store owner told me that more young trees and bushes die from lack of watering than from anything else.
She told me even if there had been rain, always give the tree base area lots of extra water, just in case the rain didn't reach the roots.
I hope this helps.
On question - Dying Viburnum tree
13 Jul, 2008
Does this one get blue berries later on? Then it is the same what I had in my garden.
On photo - Viburnum tinus
7 Jul, 2008
Thank you so much for this Amy. You know, I think you are right, I looked it up on google images and I am so happy I can put a nametag under it. Thanks again.
On photo - Viburnum tinus
5 Jul, 2008
Very pretty, I like the leaves too and the flowers stand off nicely against those leaves. Do they smell too?
On photo - photo from last year(07)
5 Jul, 2008
These lovely blossoms have a very light scent (and that's good because it is cloying sweet) and turn into umbels of blue-black berries...but mine have never had a crop because the birds and insects love them green and demolish the seed heads before they ripen... in all the years I had this shrub it has only produced berries on the odd stem...that was part of the reason I bought the shrub in the first place...oh well ...will have to plant cornus for winter interest, I suppose.
On photo - Arrowood Viburnum in full flower...
5 Jul, 2008
Very nice picture, lovely flowers. I like the buds and only a few open.
On photo - Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm...
5 Jul, 2008
The blooms are practically glowing ! I bet it smell as good as it looks, too.
On photo - Arrowood Viburnum in full flower...
16 Jun, 2008
I've a very old and large Viburnum tinus which appears to be gradually dying. The leaves on individual branches turn brown and die. New growth is ok can it be saved?
On question - Viburnum
4 Jun, 2008
I have the V. trilobum...it is usually lush with huge leaves and large flower panicles like these but this year they are much smaller...I think because of excavations near the roots...I love the large brachts on the perimeter. They are also covered with red fruit...but the birds don't like it because it is so bitter.
On photo - Viburnum plicatum 'Pink Beauty'
2 Jun, 2008
We do not know. The house is about 25 years old and the tree was here when we bought it in late 2004. That is probably not very helpful. I'm wondering if the grub problem we have in the rest of the yard is causing the problem. We have a golden retriever (very prone to cancer) and a 1 yr old daughter, so we would prefer non-chemical alternatives to pesticides. Any ideas? Thanks for your response!
On question - Viburnum suddenly dying
1 Jun, 2008
How old is it? Plants do have a life span you know.
On question - Viburnum suddenly dying
29 May, 2008
You planted when they were small and there was lots of space and airflow between them. Then they grew.
'Dead air' was your problem. The new plantings will worsen the situation. If your Viburnums were deciduous you have most likely done for them. Evergreens - they may pull through.
On question - pruning viburnum davidii
30 Apr, 2008
This is a mature specimen and measures some 8x8 feet. Reliably flowers every spring.
On photo - Viburnum Tomentosum 'Mariesii.'
30 Apr, 2008
It is so deliciously lacy... how large a plant are we looking at here? does it cover a wall or a trellis? I know that it sometimes takes these viburnum and year or two to really settle in before they start blooming in this profusion.
On photo - Viburnum Tomentosum 'Mariesii.'
9 Apr, 2008
Nice photo, too, Barbara. Jacque's right, they LOOK luscious, must smell nice? mmm?
On photo - Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm...
9 Apr, 2008
I will poke my nose into it this p.m. just for you, Jacque!
On photo - Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm...
9 Apr, 2008
This is Truely Lovely does it also have perfume Barbara?:D
On photo - Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm...
20 Jan, 2008
Well, I have cut off all dead bits and also unhealthy-looking bits, too, and sterilised my secateurs and pruning saw. I burnt the cut off bits as suggested. I couldn't find any damage on the branches, or cankers or anything that looked any different from the other branches, so it's still a mystery. I crawled right underneath it to look! Henry though it was a great game...I have pulled the front healthy branches as far back as I dare, to hide the ugly gap (a bit) and I'll be watching out for any more problems. Thanks everybody, and keep your fingers crossed!
On question - Viburnum tinus dieback
20 Jan, 2008
One other point, after you have used any pruning tools where you are possibly cutting out diseased material, dip your blade into bleach to sterilise before going on to another shrub. (A 10 percent solution is strong enough.)
On question - Viburnum tinus dieback
20 Jan, 2008
Sounds scary! I shall look carefully as I wield my trusty pruning saw... Thanks to you all for the advice - I thought I probably should cut it off! It's going to leave a horrible gap, unfortunately.
On question - Viburnum tinus dieback
20 Jan, 2008
There are two diseases that can affect Viburnum called Phytophthora hedraiandra or ramorum. It's a basal stem canker (look for cankers about 10cm up the stem from the base) causing defoliation and dieback
It's been spreading across Europe for a couple of years now. It gets into areas of damage on the plant and destroys it. Cut off dead wood as low to the ground as possible then burn the offcuts -DO NOT COMPOST
Keep an eye on the rest of the plant for similar things happening.
Good luck
On question - Viburnum tinus dieback
19 Jan, 2008
if i were you Spritz i would cut all dead and damaged bits out, it could just be that this branch has got damaged, proberly nothing to worry about. viburnum can be pruned qute hard and comes back better for it! - i'm always chopping bits off my mums one for flower arrangments and it seems to like it! pruning should be done after flowering, according to my book, but they do have such a long flowering period. i aways cut it when in flower or sometimes in bud - as this is best for my arrangements, and it does'nt seem to mind at all. it just produces more, if anything cutting now will proberly prolong flowering, so go for it, be brave!
On question - Viburnum tinus dieback
1 Nov, 2007
Andrew - I noticed some die-back at the side of one yesterday, should I cut out the dying branches, do you think?
On photo - Viburnum tinus
1 Nov, 2007
Viburnum tinus - if I could only have one shrub in my garden, it would be this one. Flowers for six months!
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28 Sep, 2008
This is new and very small (so young) and was flowering when I bought it. (maybe forced in some way). I have another vibernum which I've had for 2 years and it has not yet flowered (not sure which variety). Ive got yet another one which flowers in the Spring and had it's first flowers the Spring after I bought it the previous year, so not much rhyme or reason here.
On photo - Viburnum plicatum watanabe