Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Viburnum dilatatum

1

5-6

White

May & June

S. Upright and bushy in growth, with hairy branches and dull green foliage. Flower-clusters small and flat; fruits showy, scarlet. A. E.G.

Viburnum lantana

Wayfaring Tree

1

8-10

White

May & June

S. A pretty shrub with large, rough foliage, light green above and silvery beneath. Stout, upright branches and large heads of flowers followed by showy clusters of bright red fruit. A. D.G.

Viburnum lentago

Sheepberry

1

8-10

White

May & June

S. An upright shrub with slender branches and deep green leaves which resemble V. cassinoides. Fruit blue-black and very ornamental. A. D.G.

Viburnum molle

1

6-8

White

May & June

S. Resembles V. dentatum, but with larger and darker green foliage. A. D.G.

Viburnum nudum

1

6-8

Yellow-white

June & July

S. In growth similar to the last. Flowers in flat clusters about 5 inches across. Fruit pink changing to dark blue. A handsome shrub. A. D.G.

Viburnum opulus

Cranberry Bush

1

8

White

May & June

S. Upright and spreading in growth with smooth, light gray branches and broad, rough leaves. Flat heads of flowers about 3 or 4 inches across. The clusters of decorative fruit begin to color by the end of July and remain on the branches and keep their bright scarlet color until the following spring. A. D.G.

Viburnum opulus var. steriles

Guelder Rose or Common

Snowball

1

6-8

White

May & June

S. Dense and spreading in growth, and very decorative while in bloom. Flower-clusters sterile, globose and about 3 inches across. These are borne in great profusion on drooping branchlets. The foliage is badly attacked by aphis, causing it to curl and become unsightly. A. E.G.

Viburnum opulus var. nana

Dwarf

Cranberry

Bush

1

11/2

White

May

S. Round and cushion-like in growth. Foliage deep green, small and dense. It rarely flowers. Pretty in masses in front of shrubbery. A. E. G.

Viburnum Sieboldi

1

6-8

White

May & June

S. Resembles V. dentatum, but with larger, darker green, glossy foliage. A. D.G.

Viburnum tomentosum

1

8

White

June

S. More upright in growth than the preceding. Leaves large and deep green. Flowers pure white in flat heads about 4 inches across. A most beautiful and useful shrub. B. C. G.