Viburnum x hillieri 'Winton'
Family - Adoxaceae
Category - Shrub
Hybrid Parents - V. erubescens x V. henryi
Origin - Discovered at Hillier Nurseries in England
Year of Introduction - 1950
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 3.0m
Width - up to 3.0m
Location - The Terrace
Description: Medium-sized, semi-Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, upright habit and dark green foliage. Panicles of many, small, ivory-white flowers are produced in early summer. Flowers are followed by red berries that gradually deepen to black with age. In a warm year in a sheltered position, the foliage may be retained, otherwise the leaves with turn a rich shade of red before falling.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Small, fragrant, ivory-white flowers with five petals are produced in panicles in June and are followed by red berries that deepen to black with age.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: 5-petalled flowers in panicles
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Narrowly oval leaves are tinted bronze when young and turn to dark green. In a sheltered position in a warm year, the foliage may be retained, otherwise the leaves turn brilliant, deep red before falling in the autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Narrowly oval
Autumn Colour: Red
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil.