| Description | An early blooming Viburnum with pink buds opens to pink to white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num)(FAR-er-eye) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-7 |
| Sunlight | prefers full tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry sites |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | Most references state that the early flowers can be damages from late frosts. |
| Flowers | pink buds, open to white, blooms on naked stems, fragrant |
| Leaves | emerges bronzy green changing to dark green, purple in the fall, leaves have a green pepper smell when crushed |
| Dimensions | 8-12 feet tall, vase shaped |
| Native Site | China |
| Cultivar Origin | Named for collector Reginald Farrer. Introduced about 1910. |
| Misc Facts | Plant in an area that will not encourage early blooming such as the south side of a building,. This will help prevent freezing of the flower buds. (syn. V. fragrans) |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Micheal Dirr), Classic Viburnums (www.classicviburnums.com) |
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