Scientific Name:
Viburnum
x
bodnantense
'Dawn'
Pronunciation:
vye-BUR-num bod-nan-TEN-see
Common Name:
Bodnant viburnum
Family Name:
Viburnaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Upright arching form; leaves opposite, ovate to obovate, most blades 10-13cm long x 3-4cm wide, prominent venation; petioles vibrant red, ~2cm long. Winter ID: flowers axillary and in terminal cyme inflorescence, red to white-pink, fragrant in winter.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (V. farreri x V. grandiflorum)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Fragrance, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Rugose
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Bronze
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (rich pink)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
Additional Info:
(corymb-like)
Fruit Type:
Drupe, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Red, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Rarely present
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Narrowly conical
Leaf Scar Shape:
U-shaped
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 480
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : 256
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West