Scientific Name:
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Pronunciation:
vye-BUR-num ry-ti-do-FIL-um
Common Name:
leatherleaf viburnum
Family Name:
Viburnaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Large evergreen shrub; leaves leathery, opposite, blades oblong-lanceolate, most 14-20cm long x 4-6cm wide; dark green/grey-brown underneath, rugose top/ tomentose underneath; flowers <20cm., tubular, creamy-white, dense, domed, terminal umbel-like cymes; fruit ovoid, red, ripening to glossy black.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Rugose, Tomentose, Branching hairs
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White (Creamy white with prominent yellow stamens.)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Red, Black (Maturing to glossy black at varying rates if mild enough fall.)
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Ovoid
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
