Scientific Name:
Viburnum davidii
Pronunciation:
vye-BUR-num duh-VID-ee-eye
Common Name:
David viburnum
Family Name:
Viburnaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves mostly obovate, 12-17cm long x 4-7cm wide with 3 main veins, slightly toothed, especially mid-blade towards the apex, petioles 1-3cm long; corymb-like cymes 5-8cm wide, flowers 3-5mm wide, 5 white petals (pink in bud), late spring, tubular, flattened, terminal umbel-like cymes; fruit on female plants ovoid, metallic blue (form if a male plant is near by).
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (western China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Winter interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Dentate, Entire
Additional Info:
The two main veins run almost parallel to midrib; 1/3 for leaf near apex with toothed margin
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Blue (Attractive metalic blue)
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, ovoid, need male plant nearby
Bark Morphology:
Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Mold, Rust, Wilt (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : auditorium planting - q.6
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q.4
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South