| Description | A compact selection of the Wayfaring Bush Viburnum. A medium sized shrub for the full sun areas of the yard. |
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| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | very adaptable, prefers loamy |
| Flowers | white but look creamy because of the multitude of yellow stamens, borne on flat topped cymes |
| Fruit | orange-red drupes |
| Leaves | dull green, serrated edge. a leathery texture from the pubescence, fall foliage color purplish-red, not very dependable |
| Dimensions | A multi stemmed, rounded shape shrub reaching by 9' |
| Maintenance | very little is needed |
| Propagation | soft wood cuttings, won't come true from seed |
| Cultivar Origin | The cultivar "Mohican" originated in 1956 at the United States Arboretum. The plant was selected from a seed population grown from plants originating in Poland. |
| Author's Notes | I have found this to be a tough, undemanding, hardy plant for Zone #5. When the flowers start to shatter, the ground will be littered with the creamy-white flower parts. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr), #214-Classic Viburnums (www.clasicviburnums.com) |
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