Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum

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Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Viburnum tomentosum, Thunb. (V. plicatum, Miq.).Strong-growing shrub, attaining 8 ft., with spreading branches, tomentose when young: lvs. broadly ovate to oblong-ovate, sometimes obovate, acute or abruptly acuminate, dentate-serrate, dark green and almost glabrous above, stellate-pubescent beneath, sometimes only on the veins, 1 1/2 - 4 in. long: cymes 2-3 in. broad, long-peduncled; sterile fls. long-pedicelled: fr. ovoid, red, changing to bluish black. June. China, Japan.—A beautiful hardy shrub, with handsome foliage and showy fls.; the frs. too, are decorative, especially before they change to black. In some nurseries erroneously named V. japonicum. Var. parvifolium, Rehd. (V. tomentosum var. cuspidatum, Maxim. V. plicatum var. parvifolium, Miq.). Lvs. elliptic to oblong, abruptly long-acuminate, 1-2 in. long. Of slow growth and blooming sparingly. Var. lanceatum, Rehd. Similar to the preceding variety, but lvs. narrower, lanceolate on the shoots, and gradually acuminate, more pubescent beneath: infl. smaller with fewer sterile fls. Var. Mariesii, Veitch. Differs little or not at all from the type. Var. plenum, Rehd. (V. plicatum var. plenum, Miq. V. tomentosum var. plicatum, Maxim. V. plicatum, Thunb.). Japanese Snowball. Fig. 3923. All fls. sterile, forming large, globose balls 2 1/2 - 3 in. across. Var. rotundifolium, Hort. Much like the preceding variety, but lvs. broader and blooming about 2 weeks earlier. There is also a variegated form. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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