''Viburnum'' × ''burkwoodii''

Viburnum × burkwoodii
Flowering shrub
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Dipsacales
Family:Adoxaceae
Genus:Viburnum
Species: V.  × burkwoodii
Binomial name
Viburnum × burkwoodii
Burkwood & Skipwith

Viburnum × burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum) is a hybrid flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae). It is a cross of garden origin between V. carlesii and V. utile, grown for its early, strongly scented flowers.[1]

Growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall and broad, V. × burkwoodii is a deciduous shrub with glossy, dark green oval leaves on well-branching, stiff stems. The sweetly scented flowers are pinkish white, borne in spring, and followed later in the season by red fruits ripening to black.[1]

The specific epithet burkwoodii refers to the 19th century hybridisers, Arthur and Albert Burkwood.[2]

Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which 'Park Farm Hybrid' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Viburnum × burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid'". Retrieved 8 June 2013.


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