Viburnum plicatum
Common names
doublefile viburnum
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
White
Detailed description
Deciduous, multi-stemmed, medium-sized shrub (2-4.5m tall). Leaves opposite, simple, ovate, serrate. Dark green above, wrinkled and pubescent beneath. Flowers white, sterile outer flowers much larger, appearing in showy clusters several inches wide. Fruit: bright red drupes produced in large clusters, ripening to black, in late summer.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1985
Origin
China, Japan.
Other information
Etymology
viburnum: Latin name for Viburnum lantana, wayfaring tree.