Plants of the Viburnum Genus 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.

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