| Scientific Name: | Viburnum tinus |
| Common Name: | laurustinus |
| Family Name: | Viburnaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - northern, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Spring interest, Summer interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Leathery, Lustrous, Ovate, Ciliate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, Pink, Mar-Apr-May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Edible, Blue, Purple, Black, Aug-Sep-Oct-Nov, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Rounded, upright, evergreen shrub; leaves opposite, blades mostly ovate-oblong, 6-9cm long x 2-4cm wide, dark green, margins entire and ciliate; flowers pink in bud, opening white, corymbs 5-9cm wide; drupes showy, purple then metallic blue maturing black, ovoid, 5-6 mm long. | |