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Vilmorin's Rowan

Sorbus vilmorinii

Vilmorin's Rowan
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0

Vilmorin's rowan is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 4 to 6 metres tall, grown for its ferny leaves that turn purple in autumn and its crimson fruits that fade to pale pink. It is a hardy, adaptable plant that suits gardens and woodland edges.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly when young and during dry spells; established plants are fairly tolerant.
Soil
Moist but well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; suits temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Tibet to SC. China and N. Myanmar
Climate
temperate

About

Sorbus vilmorinii, the Vilmorin's rowan or Vilmorin's mountain ash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan in China.

It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 4–6 metres (13–20 ft) tall, with ferny leaves, each having multiple leaflets that turn purple in autumn (fall). The fruits, which can last through winter, are crimson, turning to pale pink. They are ornamental, and not for consumption.

Other Sorbus plants

Mountain Ash · Alniaria folgneri · Micromeles hemsleyi · Micromeles thibetica · American mountain-ash · Rowan · Kashmir Rowan · Japanese Rowan · Sorbus forrestii · Sorbus frutescens · Hedlundia intermedia · Sorbus poteriifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sorbus vilmorinii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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