Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Erect Multi-stemmed Open Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low Texture: Coarse.This plant is mildly resistant to damage by deer. Attributes: Genus: Viburnum Species: rhytidophyllum Family: Viburnaceae Life Cycle: Woody Country Or Region Of Origin: China Wildlife Value: Flowers attract butterflies.Tags: #evergreen #specimen #white flowers #wildlife plant #low maintenance #winter interest #showy fruits #hedges #deer resistant #red fruits #fantz #butterfly friendly #shrub borders See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Late-spring yellow-white cymes 10-20 cm across.Large, OPPOSITE, lanceolate, dark-green leaves.Leaves are wrinkled, tomentose above and below.Plant where it can be protected from winter winds. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: In colder winter areas it may experience winter die-back. Use in mixed shrub borders or as a hedge. The leaves and blooms are showy and the bright red berries can last into winter. The dark-green foliage is also desirable. It blooms in late springВ the flower buds are formed in late summer to early fall of the previous year and are also ornamental. This shrub prefers well-drained average to moist acidic soils.

Leatherleaf Viburnum is an evergreen shrub native to China.

Phonetic Spelling vih-BUR-num ry-ti-do-FIL-um Description

Axillary cyme