Viburnum Shrub

                             Viburnum Shrub

            ‘Viburnum Shrub' is a shrub (dwarf/tall plant) with beautiful white and other color flowers sometimes fragrant. It can be a shrub, a plant, a hedge, a bush, or a tree. It can be used as privacy hedge, specimen plant, and noise breaker. It is found in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, and mountainous regions of tropics. It has 150 known species and many cultivars. It is generally evergreen and grows in sunlight and partial sunlight, and needs frequent watering. Viburnum produces fragrant flowers, fruits of many kinds. Here are few examples:

            Flower Viburnum Shrub

            Viburnum has flat-topped clusters of flowers like hydrangeas and globe or dome shaped flower clusters with colors ranging from creamy white to pink. The buds are also attractive.

                        Sweet Viburnum shrub – found in semi-tropical areas, produces fragrant large white flowers, may be as tall as 20' if not pruned, prefer sunlight but can grow in partial sunlight, used as hedge plant in Florida, because of height can enclose patio garden completely, to separate neighborhood from street noises

                        Arrowwood Viburnum – tolerate hot or cold weather, grows in wet soil and shade, feet tall, used a hedge

                        Snowball Viburnam – flower are like snowballs, deciduous, grow to about 12', tolerated cold weather.

                        Burkwood Viburnum – semi-evergreen in a mild winter, strong fragrant, has many cultivars like Anne Russell (fragrant, pink buds, red foliage), Mohawk (fragrance of spice, reddish bud, white snowball flower), Judd Viburnum (foliage in fall, black fruit), Mayflower (purple, black fruit, foliage, snowy ball flowers), Compactum (3 feet tall, in 10 years).

                        European Xanthocarpum Viburnum – one of top ten viburnum to some, white flowering, dark-green foliage and yellowish stems, yellow fruit with cultivar dwarf Nanum 2 feet height and 3 feet wide.

                        European Snowball Viburnum – very showy, profuse snowball flower (apple-green to white color).

                        Onondaga – maroon foliage, darker maroon flower, suitable as specimen and hedge.

            Fruit Viburnum – some produce excellent looking color fruits

                        Linden Viburnum – cultivars of Linden is ‘Erie' produces coral to pink fruits,  ‘Oneida' produces dark red fruits,  ‘Michael Dodge' produces yellow fruits, ‘Tea viburnum' produces bright red berries.

                        American Cranberry bush Viburnum – fruits look like cranberry, cultivar ‘compactum' produces cherry-red winter fruit.

                        Mapleleaf viburnum – Height ~ 5' width ~6', yellowish white flowers, black fruit in winter, fall color ranges from creamy pink to deep purple.

                        Hobble bush – 8' height, 10' wide, white fragrant, red to purple black, fall color red purple.

The planet earth is a reservoir of plants and animals. There are different types of species of plants which are very difficult to count. There are two types of plants the one which grows on land and the other which grows under the water. We all very well know that the plants are the supporter of the animal and the human life on this planet. They make food in the presence of sunlight water and air. All plants have leaves which possess green substances called chlorophyll. The chlorophyll is an important component to make food. The plants breathe through the tiny pores on the leaves which are called stomata. Plants can be further divided into two categories which are flowers and vegetables. Further would yield to herbs and shrubs. The herbs are very helpful in treating various diseases because they have got immense medicinal value. They are the source of vitamins and minerals. Some of the herbs also act as anti oxidants. These kinds of medicines are gaining popularity because the side effects are minimal. Talking about the shrubs viburnum shrub is one of the most important. It is a kind of flower which gives an impression of the ball which is made of snow or may be a snow sphere. The fragrance is very good because at night it smells a lot and is very pleasant. It is quite pest resistant and is very healthy for the surroundings. Scientists have done researches in the past on this plant and have found that it has 150 varieties in the world. To be honest it is a very cool plant with different colors. Sometimes it is found in the pink color as well. The shape might be of cone in some plants. It loves to grow in sunlight. So for its growth we need plenty of sunshine. This is the prerequisite.

With the increasing use of fertilizers we need to be careful when we are growing this plant. First we should not use chemical fertilizers \because it might pollute the soil and make us hostage to a host of diseases. We should apply organic manure in a controlled way to the plants. The next step would be to have a comprehensive variety grown in the same area. The varieties are burkewood koreanspice and arrow wood. The last one is probably the tallest variety and is found in the deciduous forest. To research more about viburnum shrub we can visit online and look for related links.