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Wright's Viburnum

Viburnum wrightii

Also called Leatherleaf, Wright’s Viburnum, Wright Viburnum

Wright's Viburnum
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0

Wright's Viburnum is a deciduous shrub or small tree from East Asia, grown for its white spring flowers, red berries and red autumn foliage. It is hardy and tolerant, and does best in fertile, moist but well-drained soil.

Family
Viburnaceae (Viburn family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during establishment and in dry spells; keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Fertile, moist, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of pH.
Temperature
Hardy to about -25 °C; ideal outdoors in temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Mildly toxic: The red berries are potentially harmful if eaten and may cause stomach upset.
Native range
Korea, Sakhalin to Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Viburnum wrightii is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae. It is a shrub or tree with white flowers and red berries. The species is native to east Asia, and was described in 1866.

Where it grows

Viburnum wrightii is native to the temperate biome of Japan, Korea, the Kuril Islands, and Russia (Sakhalin). It has been introduced to the United States (Massachusetts and Rhode Island).

Other Viburnum plants

Mapleleaf viburnum · Viburnum arboreum · Mexican arrowwood · Viburnum awabuki · Birchleaf Viburnum · Viburnum ×bodnantense · Bracted arrowwood · Manchurian Viburnum · Burkwood viburnum · Viburnum ×carlcephalum · Korean spice viburnum · Carolina Arrowwood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viburnum wrightii 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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