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Viburnum x pragense |
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| Common name |
Prague viburnum |
| Family |
adoxaceae |
| Life cycle |
evergreen shrub (Z5-8) |
| Flowers |
white (spring) |
| Size |
6-10' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
prefers fertile, moist soil |
Hybrid between leatherleaf viburnum (V. rhytidophyllum) and service viburnum (V. utile) with handsome glossy dark-green leaves. Ours was just a rooted twig when we bought it a number of years ago, and took a while to come into its own. But by now, it has blossomed into a fair-size shrub, and blooms reliably every year. The buds are pink-tinged, the flowers open a pure white, fading to cream after a few days.
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| | Evergreen - this photo on new year's day |
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| | After a December ice storm - a glassy casing for leaves and buds |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Harry Mozen | Feb 28, 2011 | nice. When does the fruit become available for birds? I assume it's monoecious.
I've not noticed fruit - this being a hybrid, maybe it doesn't set fruit, or maybe I've just not noticed. |
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