The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: dwarf fragrant viburnum

Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)

Synonym: Viburnum fragrans 'Nanum'

Distribution: Species native to China

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A dwarf, dense, deciduous shrub growing 3' tall by 4' wide. Foliage is dark green, changing to red-purple in fall. Pink buds and flowers fade to pinkish white. Sporadically opening late fall, the fragrant flowers make a slight show which then really become outstanding in early spring. Frost damage can occur once flowers have emerged.