Viburnum davidii
Common name:
David Viburnum
Pronunciation:
vi-BER-num da-VID-e-i
Family:
Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m), forms low, compact mounds. Leaves opposite, simple, thick, leathery, dark blue-green, narrowly, oval or slightly obovate, 5-15 cm long, 2.5-6.5 cm wide, conspicuously 3-veined, petioles usually less than 2.5 cm. Pink flower buds, in spring dull white flowers in 5-8 cm wide clusters appear. Small, 6 mm, oval, bright blue fruit held on red pedicels. Need both male and female plants to obtain fruit.
- Sun or partial shade, full sun in a south facing site may cause foliage to sunburn.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (7)8 Native to China
- Oregon State Univ. campus: east side of Gleeson Hall.
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