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Viburnum ×bodnantense

Viburnum ×bodnantense
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0

Viburnum ×bodnantense, the Bodnant viburnum, is a group of hybrid deciduous shrubs, most famously the cultivar 'Dawn', grown for fragrant pink winter flowers. Give it a sheltered spot in sun or part shade and soil that stays moist.

Family
Viburnaceae (Viburn family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist, especially during establishment and dry spells.
Soil
Moist but well-drained garden soil, fertile loam.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; late frosts can damage early flowers, so shelter from cold winds.
How easy
Easy

About

Viburnum × bodnantense, the Bodnant viburnum, is a Group of hybrid flowering plant cultivars of garden origin. They originate in a cross between V. farreri and V. grandiflorum made by Charles Puddle, head gardener to Lord Aberconway at Bodnant Garden, Wales around 1935.

The most famous selection, 'Dawn', is a substantial deciduous shrub growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall by 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad. In winter and early spring the bare branches are clothed with fragrant pink blooms, and later by narrow, heavily veined oval leaves. These turn bright red in autumn, and are often accompanied by small globose red fruits. Though hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F), like all early-flowering shrubs the flowers can be affected by late frost – which in turn affects the production of fruit. This shrub requires a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade, in soil that stays moist.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viburnum × bodnantense 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.

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