Viburnum (any evergreen variety) (Viburnum (any evergreen variety))

Botanical name

Viburnum (any evergreen variety)

Other names

Viburnum (any evergreen variety)

Genus

Viburnum Viburnum

Variety or Cultivar

Viburnum (any evergreen variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your evergreen Viburnum, you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.

Viburnum (any evergreen variety) are dense, rounded or spreading, evergreen shrubs with oval, oblong, or elliptic green leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers in winter or spring followed by red, blue, black fruit.

Foliage

Evergreen

Fragrance

Flowers are fragrant

Habit

Rounded, Dense, Spreading

Toxicity

Fruit can cause mild stomach discomfort if ingested.

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Colour

Flower

White, Pink in Spring; White, Pink in Winter

Foliage

Green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids

Specific diseases

Honey fungus

General care

Pruning

Pruning group 8 after flowering. Tolerates hard pruning in late springl.

Propagation methods

Grafting, Hardwood cuttings, Layering, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Viburnum (any evergreen variety) (Viburnum (any evergreen variety)) will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 5m after 10-20 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance

Cultivation

Grow in any moderately fertile, humus-rich moist but well-drained or well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Viburnum (any evergreen variety) (Viburnum (any evergreen variety))

Common pest name

Ramorum leaf blight; Ramorum shoot dieback; Rhododendron twig blight; Sudden oak death

Scientific pest name

Phytophthora ramorum

Type

Oomycete

Current status in UK

Present (Limited)

Likelihood to spread in UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Pathogen of larch and other hosts subject to EU emergency legislation. A containment strategy is in place in the UK; reflecting its presence in wider environment/forestry settings in some areas. EU regulatory status is under review.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Viburnum (any evergreen variety) (Viburnum (any evergreen variety))

Common pest name

assam thrips; castor thrips; chilli thrips; yellow tea thrips

Scientific pest name

Scirtothrips dorsalis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

EU listed pest for citrus but highly polyphagous and intercepted on a number of hosts. EU legislation should be updated to reflect wider host list.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Viburnum (any evergreen variety) (Viburnum (any evergreen variety))

Common pest name

pink wax scale; red was scale; ruby wax scale

Scientific pest name

Ceroplastes rubens

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Based on its biology and low potential impact continued action on this pest in the UK would not be considered appropriate. It is likely to be of more concern to southern Member States of the EU; as it is an economic pest of citrus.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/