Plants of the Adoxaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Sambucus

Sambucus nigra
Elderberry
A small deciduous tree or large shrub with showy, fragrant, white, May-June flowers & clusters of black fruits in the fall for songbirds & jellies.
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- Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis // American Elder, Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
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- Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' // Lemony Lace® Elderberry

Genus: Viburnum

Viburnum bracteatum
Bracted Viburnum
An upright-rounded shrub with showy white May flowers and abundant blue/purple/black fruits, plus good fall color. Relative of Viburnum dentatum.
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- Viburnum bracteatum // Bracted Viburnum ("straight species")
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood Viburnum
The most durable and adaptable viburnum, with showy flowers, fruits and fall color.
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- Viburnum dentatum 'Christom' // Blue Muffin® Arrowwood Viburnum
- Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt' // Chicago Lustre ('Synnestvedt') Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dilatatum
Linden Viburnum
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- Viburnum dilatatum 'Erie' // Erie Linden Viburnum
Viburnum lantana
Wayfaringtree Viburnum
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- Viburnum lantana 'Mohican' // Mohican Wayfaringtree Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Smooth Witherod Viburnum
A beautiful, highly adaptable, native deciduous shrub with showy flowers, fruits and fall color.
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- Viburnum nudum // Smooth Witherod Viburnum ("straight species")
- Viburnum nudum 'Bulk' // Brandywine™ Viburnum
- Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur' // Winterthur Smooth Witherod Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
European Cranberrybush Viburnum
One of the easiest Viburnums to grow, with showy white flowers and persisting fall/winter red fruits.
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- Viburnum opulus // European Cranberrybush Viburnum ("straight species")
- Viburnum opulus 'Nanum' // Dwarf European Cranberrybush Viburnum
- Viburnum opulus var. americanum // American Cranberrybush Viburnum
- Viburnum opulus var. americanum 'Compactum' // Compact American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum
Doublefile Viburnum
A challenging, but most elegant flowering shrub, with horizontal branches, white flowers, red to black fruits, and reddish-purple fall color.
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- Viburnum plicatum 'Newzam' // Newport® Doublefile Viburnum
- Viburnum plicatum 'Weeping Magic' // Weeping Magic Doublefile Viburnum
- Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum // Doublefile Viburnum
- Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Mariesii' // Mariesii Doublefile Viburnum
- Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Shasta' // Shasta Doublefile Viburnum
- Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' // Summer Snowflake Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
Blackhaw Viburnum
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- Viburnum prunifolium // Blackhaw Viburnum ("straight species")
- Viburnum prunifolium 'WFHdartow' // Dark Tower™ Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum sp.
Viburnum species
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- Viburnum sp. // Viburnum species ("straight species")
Viburnum utile
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- Viburnum utile 'Eskimo' // Eskimo Service Viburnum
Viburnum x
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- Viburnum x 'Alleghany' // Alleghany Viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense
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- Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' // Dawn Bodnant Viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii
Burkwood Viburnum
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- Viburnum x burkwoodii // Burkwood Viburnum ("straight species")
- Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk' // Mohawk Burkwood Viburnum
Viburnum x carlcephalum
Fragrant Viburnum
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- Viburnum x carlcephalum // Fragrant Viburnum ("straight species")
Viburnum x carlesii
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- Viburnum x carlesii 'Cayuga' // Cayuga Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum x juddii
Judd Viburnum
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- Viburnum x juddii // Judd Viburnum ("straight species")
Viburnum x pragense
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- Viburnum x pragense // Prague Viburnum ("straight species")
- Viburnum x pragense 'Decker' // Decker Prague Viburnum
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides
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- Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Willow Wood' // Willow Wood Lantanaphyllum Viburnum

Plants of the Adoxaceae Family at BCA

Genus: Sambucus

Sambucus nigra

Sambucus racemosa

Genus: Viburnum

Viburnum bracteatum

Viburnum dentatum

Viburnum dilatatum

Viburnum lantana

Viburnum nudum

Viburnum opulus

Viburnum plicatum

Viburnum prunifolium

Viburnum sp.

Viburnum utile

Viburnum x

Viburnum x bodnantense

Viburnum x burkwoodii

Viburnum x carlcephalum

Viburnum x carlesii

Viburnum x juddii

Viburnum x pragense

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides