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Adoxaceae
Fragrant Viburnum
Viburnum farreri
Early promise and endurance.
- Family
- Adoxaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
- Native to
- Northern China
- Bloom season
- Late Winter, Early Spring
- Type
- Deciduous shrub
- Height
- 8-12 feet
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Fragrant viburnum can bloom as early as January in mild climates, providing scent when little else flowers.
- The intensely sweet fragrance can perfume an entire garden from just a single specimen.
- Reginald Farrer, the famous plant hunter, collected it from the mountains of Gansu province, China in 1914.
- The flowers are produced in rounded clusters on bare branches before the leaves appear.
- Bronze-red fall foliage adds a second season of interest to this already valuable shrub.
Color meanings
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Hope
1
Persistence
2
Sweet memories