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Viburnum
farreri
'Candidissimum'
Common name:
white-flower fragrant viburnum
Family:
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Synonym:
Viburnum
farreri
'Album',
Viburnum
fragrans
'Album'
Distribution:
Species native to China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
An 8-12' tall shrub with an upright to arching habit. Prized for its late winter to early spring flowers which unfold brilliant white and are spicy scented. Fall color is yellow to purple. Quite special when in bloom, but its early blooming subjects flowers to the threat of frost.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
FLT: CE24
(CE24)
• Accession: D1964-0031.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual