Tea Viburnum
Viburnum setigerum
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)
▲▼plant with fruit in fall
▲▼plant with fruit in fall
▲ new growth
Location near campus: in Shrub Garden at Close Park, just east of parking area
Viburnum setigerum: Tea Viburnum
· Leaves opposite, lanceolate to oval-lanceolate, 3-6 inches long and about 1/3 to ½ as wide, with smooth or widely-spaced shallow teeth on upper portions of leaf; leaves glabrous to slightly hairy on leaf underside; dark green above, lighter green below
· stems gray, glabrous, thick
· grows 12-15' tall and wide, coarse textured upright oval growing plant—somewhat open and leggy
· flowers are white in flat-topped, terminal clusters in mid spring, followed by orange-red drupes from September through late fall
· prefers part-shade to full sun, moist, well-drained fertile soils
· medium growth rate