Viburnum opulus var. sargentii 'Onondaga'
Common name: 
Onondaga Viburnum
Onondaga Sargent Viburnum
Pronunciation: 
vi-BER-num OP-u-lus sar-JEN-te-i
Family: 
Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae
Genus: 
Viburnum
Synonyms: 
Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous shrub, multistemmed, upright, 8-10 ft (2.5-3 m) tall.  Leaves maroon when new.  Flowers in flat-topped clusters (cymes), buds reddish, outer sterile flowers white, inner fertile flowers, small, pinkish.  Fruit reddish, few produced.
  • Sun to part shade
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 3b   An introduction of the U.S. National Arboretum, introduced in 1966.'
  • Onondaga: A Native American tribe or nation, considered one of the "older brothers" of the Iroquois Confederacy and known as the "People of the Hills".
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  • plant habit, flowering

    plant habit, flowering

  • leaves

    leaves

  • flower clusters

    flower clusters

  • flowers

    flowers