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Species: Viburnum farreri
(vye-bur'num fair'urr-eye)
Fragrant Viburnum
Cultivars
'Album', 'Candidissimum', 'Compactum', 'Dawn', 'December Dwarf', 'Farrer's Pink', 'Nanum'
Ornamental Characteristics
Environmental Characteristics
Size: Shrub > 8 feet
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Height: 8' - 12' (spread 8' - 12')
Hardy To Zone: 5a
Leaves: Deciduous
Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil
(pH 5.0 to 8.0)
Shape: loose and open shrub with
arching habit when mature
Salt Tolerance:
Ornamental Other:
Environmental Other:
Moisture Tolerance:
Consistently moist, well-drained soil;
Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below
Insect Disease
Additional Other
Fairly resistant to V. Leaf Beetle
annual pruning may be necessary to
maintain fullness of form for use as a
screen, otherwise removal of dead wood
and thinning every second or third year is
sufficient; Native to Northern China.
Moisture Tolerance
Occasionally saturated or
very wet soil
Consistently moist, welldrained soil
Occasional periods of dry
soil
Prolonged periods of dry
soil
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Photos
Viburnum farreri - Leaves
Viburnum farreri - Leaves
Viburnum farreri - Habit
Viburnum farreri - Bark
Viburnum farreri - Bark
Viburnum farreri - Buds
Viburnum farreri - Bark, "Corky
Wings"
Viburnum farreri - Flowers
Viburnum x bodnantense (hybrid
of V. farreri and V. grandiflorum) Pink Flowers
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