Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Dec 28, 2018 10:38 AM There are about 120 to 150 species of this genus with the greatest number from East Asia, a good number from Europe-Western Asia-North Africa, and a good number from North America. They range from small shrubs to small trees where most are deciduous, but a number are evergreen or semi-evergreen. The leaves are simple and opposite. The buds and twigs can be smooth and glossy or very hairy, scurfy, and rough. Crushed leaves or twigs often are stinky or a little bit stinky. The flower clusters are white to pink to rose in colour and the clusters range from flat to semi-round to rounded. Some flower clusters are all of the same, small, perfect, fertile flowers while other species bear both small, fertile flowers and larger infertile flowers like a lacecap hydrangea. Some species bear very fragrant flowers, some slightly fragrant, some slightly stinky, and some very stinky. The fruits are drupes (fleshy, cherry-like fruit structures) that can be yellow, orange, pink, red, blue, or black, and usually are eaten by birds. There are about ten species native to eastern North America that are sold by conventional or native plant nurseries in the US and about ten species and hybrid species from East Asia and two from Europe sold by conventional nurseries in the US. They make good quality to high quality shrubs or small trees grown for pretty foliage, good fall colour, pretty flowers, pretty fruit, and good habit with being clean and neat and not messy, (like most honeysuckles). [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 21, 2013 8:31 PM "Viburnum is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or (in a few species) small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny. It was previously included in the family Caprifoliaceae. [ Reply to this comment | |
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