VIBURNUM davidii

David viburnum

VIBURNUM davidii

David viburnum

Evergreen hardy compact shrub. White flower followed by bluish fruit.
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  • Maintenance advice : Prune dead wood at the end of winter if necessary. After many years, shorten a few old branches to rejuvenate the plant.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : China; introduced by Ernest Wilson (GB) 1904
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 2 m
  • Growth : Slow
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Shade - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : rounded, ball, globe
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : White
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Outstanding low, spreading and compact shrub with nice decorative foliage all year round. It has thick and shiny dark green leaves with 3 parallel veins. The leaves are 8 to 14 cm long. It bears white umbrella-shaped flowers of 5 to 8 cm diameter at the end of the branches in May-June. From autumn and throughout the winter, the female plants bear very decorative turquoise-blue fruits of 4 mm diameter. The male and female inflorecsences often produce more fruits when the pollination is croos-pollinated with another individual. Its clump is slowly spreading in width.