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Viburnum erubescens

Viburnum erubescens
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0

Viburnum erubescens, the reddish viburnum, is a deciduous shrub from the Indian subcontinent and southern China that bears fragrant flowers from April to June. Grow it in a sheltered, moist, well-drained spot with some shade.

Family
Viburnaceae (Viburn family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained loam.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost below -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to C. China
Climate
temperate

About

Viburnum erubescens, the reddish viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is a deciduous shrub that grows in forests and scrub. Flowers are fragrant and bloom April to June. The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, as is a putative variety, Viburnum erubescens var. gracilipes, the slender blushing viburnum, and a number of cultivars, including 'Foster', 'Lloyd Kenyon', 'Milke Danda', and 'Ward van Teylingen'.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viburnum erubescens 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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