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Viburnum - American Cranberrybush
Cranberrybush Viburnum prefers a rich soil with ample moisture. American Cranberrybush is round-topped and fairly dense under cultivation, but can be poorly branched and open in native habitat. It does well in full sun or shade and can become leggy and requires occasional renewal pruning to keep it in good form. Does best on well-drained sites with better than average moisture. The berries hang on into winter and provide food for birds. It grows 10-12 feet tall and as wide and makes an excellent deciduous shrub for screening. Use as a specimen plant or effective in small masses and borders. Dark green foliage develops an outstanding red fall color. American Cranberrybush, viburnum trilobum, is a large, attractive and hardy shrub with big white flower clusters in late May, and then produces abundant scarlet berries in fall. ... more info
Heavenly Bamboo New leaves are coppery to purplish-red, becoming blue green with age. The Heavenly Bamboo, Nadina domestica, is not a true bamboo but a upright 6-8’ high, semi-evergreen shrub that tends to slowly sucker at the base, forming colonies. When this plant is in full sun it usually assumes a reddish tint in winter (depending on environmental conditions). Spectacular, round clusters of bright red berries ripen in the fall and persist into winter. Heavenly Bamboo is more showy that most hollies because fruit is not hidden by foliage. Perfect and pinkish in bud, finally white 8-15” long panicles appear in May-June, and will flower in heavy shade. Once established, they are very tough plants, thriving in sun, shade, moist or dry conditions. Careful pruning, as canes do not branch out and best to thin out old stems every year or head back old canes at varying lengths to produce a dense plant. |
