Viburnum x burkwoodii (Arrowwood)
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
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This plant is toxic! |
Botanical name: Viburnum x burkwoodii
Other names: Arrowwood, Burkwood viburnum, Snowball viburnum
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Genus: Viburnum
Species: V. x burkwoodii - V. x burkwoodii is an open, rounded, bushy, evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub with ovate, glossy, dark green leaves and domed clusters of pink buds opening to tubular, fragrant white flowers in spring followed by flattened red fruit that ripens to black in autumn.
Viburnum x burkwoodii is: Semi evergreen
Flower: White in Spring
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Red in Summer; Black in Autumn
Fragrance: Sweetly fragrant flowers
Habit: Bushy, Open branches, Rounded
Toxicity: Fruit can cause a mild stomach upset.
Plant with: Taxus baccata (Common yew), Cephalotaxus fortunei (Fortune's plum yew)
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Specific pests: Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Viburnum beetle
Specific diseases: Leaf spot
General care
Propagation methods: Semi-hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Viburnum x burkwoodii (Arrowwood) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Plant in moderately fertile, humus rich, well-drained soil in sun or shade.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | North, South, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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