Burkwood viburnum is an easy-to-grow shrub that has showy fragrant flowers and will attract wildlife to your yard. It is a cross of garden origin between V. carlesii and V. utile, grown for its early, strongly scented flowers. This particular hybrid is not as showy as others with its summer fruit display. To have the best cross-pollination and fruit display plant in groups rather than as specimens. It is adaptable to a wide range of soils and pH types. Mature plants have excellent heat and drought tolerance. Leaves turn maroon in fall but remain evergreen in zones 7 and 8. Use as a foundation plant, hedge, or specimen in average moist garden soil in full sun to partial shade. Seasons of Interest: Bloom: Spring Foliage: Spring, Summer, and Fall Fruits: Summer Quick ID Hints: bulky semi-evergreen to deciduous shrub showy, fragrant, blooms from mid-March to April glossy, ovate, pubescent leaves, opposite in arrangement fall leaf color ranges from burgundy red to purple in summer, red drupes ripen to black Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: There are no serious insect or disease problems, but leaf spots and aphids may be detected. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases. VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.