Viburnum carlesii
(Koreanspice Viburnum)
Family - Adoxaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Japan, Korea
Year of Introduction - 1902
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 2m
Width - up to 2m
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: A medium-sized, Deciduous Shrub with a bushy habit and upright, spreading branches. Dark green leaves are rounded to Elliptic in shape and downy. Pale pink buds open to intensely fragrant, white, tubular flowers. The flowers are produced in clusters from mid to late spring and are followed by oval, red berries that turn black with maturity. The foliage turns red in autumn before falling.
Additional common name - Arrowwood.
Flower:
Pale pink buds open to tubular, white flowers. The flowers are held in clusters and have an intense, spicy fragrance. The flowers are produced in April and May and are followed by oval, red berries that turn black with maturity.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in clusters
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Downy, dark green leaves are Elliptic to rounded in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the upright branches. The foliage turns red in autumn before falling.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to rounded
Autumn Colour: Red
Poison Information:
The berries may cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.