Viburnum furcatum

Viburnum furcatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Dipsacales
Family:Adoxaceae
Genus:Viburnum
Species: V. furcatum
Binomial name
Viburnum furcatum

Viburnum furcatum (common names forked viburnum and scarlet leaved viburnum)[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae). Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub with rounded oval bronze-green leaves, turning red in autumn. Scented white flower-heads resembling those of lacecap hydrangeas are borne in summer, followed by black fruits.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]


References

  1. "PFAF (Plants for a future) - Viburnum furcatum". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. "Viburnum furcatum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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