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Plant: Alleghany - Viburnum
Viburnum · Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Alleghany is a lantanaphyllum viburnum, a hybrid whose leathery, deeply wrinkled dark green leaves 4 to 8 inches long hold late into fall over an arching, erect shrub that mounds and spreads to about 8 to 10 feet each way. Creamy white flowers open in flat topped cymes 3 to 4 inches across in late April and early May, followed by red drupes that ripen to black, though fruit set depends on a cross pollinator nearby. It takes full sun or partial shade in clay, loam or sandy soil with good drainage, is mildly deer resistant, and is used as a coarse textured screen, barrier or foundation mass. NCSU notes the flower scent is not always pleasant.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Semi-Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Alleghany is a lantanaphyllum viburnum, a hybrid whose leathery, deeply wrinkled dark green leaves 4 to 8 inches long hold late into fall over an arching, erect shrub that mounds and spreads to about 8 to 10 feet each way. Creamy white flowers open in flat topped cymes 3 to 4 inches across in late April and early May, followed by red drupes that ripen to black, though fruit set depends on a cross pollinator nearby. It takes full sun or partial shade in clay, loam or sandy soil with good drainage, is mildly deer resistant, and is used as a coarse textured screen, barrier or foundation mass. NCSU notes the flower scent is not always pleasant.
- Flowers
- Creamy white flowers in flat topped cymes 3 to 4 inches across in late April and early May; NCSU notes the scent is present but may not be desirable.
- Foliage
- Leathery, deeply wrinkled dark green leaves 4 to 8 inches long with lighter undersides that hold late into fall.
- Fruit
- Red drupes ripening to black in fall; fruit set can be abundant or nearly absent because cross pollination is required.
- Pruning
- Prune as needed immediately after flowering because flower buds form in summer for the following year.
- Native range
- Hybrid of Eurasian and Chinese parents
