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Wright Viburnum

Viburnum wrightii (vih-BUR-num RITE-ee-eye)

Family: Viburnaceae Non-native Shrub (3-15 ft)

Wright Viburnum is a shrub from Japan that features an upright rounded form with big flat-topped clusters of white flowers in the spring and similar sized clusters of wine-red berries in the fall and winter. It prefers well-drained moist soils and will grow 6-10 feet tall and not quite as wide. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases. More information on Viburnum .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 66 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub (3-15 ft) Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

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.

Often confused with Viburnum plicatum
Fills a similar niche Hamamelis virginiana Viburnum davidii Viburnum x juddii

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Slow
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Multi-stemmed; Rounded
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Gold/Yellow; Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Obovate
Leaf margin
Dentate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Leaf value
Showy
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
3-5 inch by 1-2.5 inch dark metallic green leaves with red fall color. Undersides with long hairs and dark spots.
Fall color
Red/Burgundy
Flower color
White
Flower value
Showy
Flower form
Cyme
Flower shape
Tubular
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
Small white flowers in 3-5 inch numerous flat-topped clusters
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit color
Red/Burgundy
Fruit type
Drupe
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Fruit detail
0.3 inch rounded red fruit in clusters that persist into winter.
Bark color
Dark Brown; Dark Gray
Stem color
Brown/Copper; Gray/Silver
Stem detail
Smooth gray-brown stems
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
Japan
Wildlife value
Mildly deer resistant.
Attracts
Songbirds
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall
Fruit type
Drupe
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden
Design feature
Border; Foundation Planting; Hedge; Mass Planting; Specimen
Garden tags
#deciduous #deer resistant #showy flowers #border planting #shrub #foundation planting #specimen #full sun tolerant #showy fruits #hedge #shrub border
Problems & Resistance
Other problems
Purple Mite
Resistant to
Deer
Propagation
Stem Cutting

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.