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Viburnum 'Chesapeake'
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Common name:
Chesapeake viburnum
Family:
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Viburnum × carlcephalum 'Cayuga' × V. utile
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A densely compact, hybrid shrub that is semi-evergreen. Grows 6' tall and wide. Leaves are lustrous dark green. Pink buds open to sparkling white flowers in 3-4" diameter, snowball-like clusters in May. These flowers have little fragrance. Fruits are not attractive being dull red or black. Use in the shrub border, or as a screen or foundation planting.
Locations
1:
FLS: CB22
(CB22)
• Accession: D1996-0976.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLS: CB22
(CB22)
• Accession: D1996-0976.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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