Burkwood Fragrant Viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone
Shrub Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 8-10′
Width at Maturity: 5-7′
Suggested Spacing: 4-5 feet for hedge; 10 feet or more for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink buds, White flowers
Flower Size: 3-4″ diameter clusters
Flowering Period: Mid to Late Spring
Flower Type: Single flowers in 3-4″ wide snowball like clusters
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes, if not pruned after flowering
Berry Color: Black
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist but Well-Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Insect
Description
Exceptionally easy to grow and low maintenance, Burkwood is an attractive hybrid Viburnum that forms a densely-branched shrub or small tree prized for its intensely fragrant flowers and lustrous foliage. In spring, rounded semi snowball-shape clusters of pink buds open to white flowers that have a wonderful spicy sweet aroma to die for. Handsome dark green leaves are evergreen in southern zones 7 and 8 and semi-evergreen further north. All grown up, Burkwood can reach 8 to 10 feet tall and 5 to 7 feet wide which makes it a fine choice for an accent, hedge or screen. Lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive small tree. A virtual pest and disease free low maintenance beauty that is a fine addition to any landscape where it will grow. (USDA Zones 4-8)
Landscape & Garden Uses
With an upright habit 8 to 10 feet tall and 5 to 7 feet wide, the Burkwood Viburnum is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a hedge in landscape and flowering shrub borders. As this Viburnum grows taller, lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small tree useful as a focal point specimen in landscape borders or home foundation plantings. Plant one near patios, decks, porches and other outdoor areas where the fragrance and beautiful flowers can be enjoyed from up close. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, white theme gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: 4 to 5 feet apart for hedge; 10 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Burkwood Viburnum is very easy to grow in moist but well drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. We suggest 5 hours or more of direct sunlight for best flowering. It prefers a loamy soil so amend heavy clay or poor soils with compost, bagged top soil or other organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants, it does not like constantly soggy or wet conditions. Established plants have good drought tolerance. Deer haven’t touched it in our gardens. Responds well to pruning for shaping, size control and tree forming. Prune as needed immediately after flowering.
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