(Kostenlos herunterladen) Winter Viburnum Shrub
After flowering from late spring to mid summer it bears astonishing orange to scarlet colored edible berries in fall and winter.
Winter viburnum shrub. Else viburnum x bodnantense dawn is also brilliant deciduous shrub with strongly scented pink flowers. Latin name viburnum tinus. Alleghany viburnum is dark green but occasionally turns purple in fall remaining throughout winter. Types of viburnums with interesting berry color include those that change as they ripen from green to pink yellow or red to blue or black. Most viburnums flower in spring. In autumn these bushes bear not only attractive reddish fall foliage but also bluish berries. The tea viburnum is a deciduous species with blue green foliage.
Two types of arrowwood viburnum sold at garden centers that are known for their glossy leaves are. Viburnums can be great for wildlife too they provide cover for a variety of garden birds such as blackbirds thrushes and robins while some bear pollen and nectar rich flowers and nutritious berries. Many species bear ornamental fruits in late summer or. You will find that this beautiful and low growing evergreen shrub has dark green foliage light fragrance and pink white flowers. Viburnum snowball bush is popular and easy to grow. There are a huge range of viburnum plants for winter colour. Growing to a height of 6 16 feet tall this shrubby plant requires minimum care.
Of course much of viburnum pruning depends on the variety grown too. When to prune viburnum while light pruning can be performed anytime throughout the year it s best to leave any major shearing or severe pruning for late winter or early spring. Winter viburnum snowball bush is a shrub that blooms from december to march at the heart of winter. Look out for evergreen varieties like v. You can grow them for a more natural look and winter interest. Many are native to north america but. A genus of more than 150 evergreen semi evergreen and deciduous woody plants.
The three inch clusters of snowball flowers start out apple green and morph to white eventually fading to a rosy color as do some hydrangea shrubs. You can cut the flowers to use in displays. In warmer areas it will bloom during the winter. Depending on the cultivar it can be evergreen or semi evergreen. The winter season of its flowering and its fragrant odor give it a special place. The leaves on the larustinus viburnum are much like those of the bay laurel laurus nobilis prompting the common names. In many cases pruning just after flowering but before the setting of seedpods is sufficient.
Arrowwood viburnums are flowering shrubs bearing clusters of white flowers in spring. The sometimes fragrant flowers range from white and cream to pink flushed or wholly.