Viburnum davidii David viburnum
size/type
small shrub,small shrub
usual height
0,5-0,8m
usual width
0,6-1,3m
leaves
evergreen broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
colour of flowers
location
semi-shade / partial sun
soil type
acidic (peaty) to neutral
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
7 (down to -23°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
David viburnum is a handsome, compact little shrub, with eye-catching foliage. The leaves have prominent, deep veins, which give this shrub an additional 3D image. They are elliptic, emerald green with rich red or burgundy red stalks, young twigs, and flower buds. The flowers open in early spring in C.E. conditions or in autumn in milder climates, but are not the key feature. When pollinated they produce deep sky blue fruits ripening in the autumn. Thanks to its size and lush foliage David viburnum has multiple uses. It is an ideal plant for the edge of a large border, or it can stand as a small specimen plant in a small front yard, but mostly it is used as a companion plant for combination with larger shrubs and plants with stems where it works perfectly as beautiful undergrowth.
David viburnum requires fertile, evenly moist but well-drained, preferably acid soil in part shade. If placed in full sun it may be prone to sunscorch in harsh winters of zone 6. If covered with snow it can take temperatures down to -24°C. Our plant has survived -27°C for 3 consecutive nights this way. If the top leaves are damaged after winter just cut them off or prune the whole plant lightly to encourage new growth. It will soon look nice again and will get bushier.
Last update 13-10-2012
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
