Viburnum carlesii is a shrub with pubescent, gray-green foliage, extremely fragrant pink-budded to white-floral, Apr. inflorescences, and a rounded growth habit.
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Form
-medium-sized ornamental shrub
-maturing at about 8' tall x 8' wide
-upright rounded growth habit, becoming spreading with age and usually branching close to the ground
-slow growth rate |
Foliage
-gray-green to blue-green leaves are dull (that is, not shiny), deciduous (or nearly so), opposite, broad-elliptical to ovate, subtlely serrated, thick, on a very short petiole, with a dense pubescence on the upper leaf surface and even more densely pubescent on the lower surface, with a white-green color beneath
-autumn color is bronzed to wine in good years if placed in a sunny location, but is usually poor in shady areas, being of mixed or green color |
Flowers
-dark pink buds open to white inflorescences tinged in pink, to 3" in diameter, opening in mid-Apr. with the emergent foliage and composed of hemispherical to spherical clusters of individual flowers
-inflorescences are extremely fragrant and effective for 2 weeks |
Fruit
-clusters of fruit change from green to red to black by early autumn, with each small fruit being broadly elliptical but distinctly flattened
-sparsely borne along the fruiting stalk due to poor cross-pollination, nearly hidden by the foliage
-ornamentally insignificant |
Twig
-twigs are tan and pubescent, becoming densely branching with age, and with buds that are naked (i.e., without true scales)
-the prominent terminal floral buds are knobby and obvious in winter, while the vegetative buds are terminal or lateral and elongated |
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Trunk
-mature bark is gray-brown and fissuring on the spreading trunks, which branch low o the ground and give the shrub its overall rounded or spreading growth habit |
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Culture
-full sun to partial shade
-adaptable to poorer soils, soils of various pH, and drought
-propagated primarily by rooted stem cuttings, but also by seeds or grafting
-Honeysuckle Family, with no significant pest problems, but bacterial leaf spot and powdery mildew are occasional cosmetic diseases
-commonly available in B&B form |
Hardiness
-zones 4 to 7
Origin
-native to Korea and Japan
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Assets
-extremely fragrant mid-Apr. inflorescences
-dense and attractive, pubescent, gray-green to blue-green foliage
-usually branches close to the ground (i.e., generally not leggy with age)
Liabilities
-slow growth rate
-occasional leaf spot or powdery mildew are minor cosmetic foliage diseases |
Function
-informal hedge, border, entranceway, foundation, or specimen shrub, especially noted for its showy flowers that have a heavy fragrance
Texture
-medium texture in foliage and when bare
-thick density in foliage and when bare |
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Varieties
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Alternates
-shrubs with grayish-green or bluish-green foliage (Fothergilla gardenii, Ilex x meserveae, Viburnum lantana, etc.)
-fragrant-flowering shrubs (Clethra alnifolia, Itea virginica, Philadelphus species, Syringa species, Viburnum x burkwoodii, Viburnum x juddii, etc.)
-dense and medium-sized, rounded to spreading informal hedges (Cornus alba Ivory Halo™, Syringa meyeri, Viburnum x juddii, Weigela florida 'Variegata', etc.) |