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Viburnum - Maries Doublefile
Best when used in mass plantings, hedge, or as an accent plant. It displays creamy white flowers in spring that bloom for two weeks. Pollination (and subsequent heavy fruit set) might be encouraged by planting two or more different cultivars This shrub often does not set fruit due to a lack of appropriate cross-pollination, but when fruits do occur, they transition from green to pink-orange-red in mid-summer, mature to black by September, and then either shrivel up and drop, or are consumed by the birds. The dark green foliage turns red-purple in fall, and Maries Doublfile grows 8-10 feet in height and width. Viburnum are one of the most outstanding group of shrubs for use in the landscape planting because they are hardy and resistant to serious pests. Maries Doublefile Viburnum, viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii', is a beautiful flowering shrub with horizontal branching and a rounded growth habit. It prefers full sun to partial shade and performs best in partial sun in evenly moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soils; it is quite adaptable to soils of various pH. ... details
Sweetshrub Remove root suckers promptly if naturalization is not desired. It grows somewhat taller in shade than in sun, and it is tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefers rich loam. Also commonly called sweetshrub and strawberry bush because of the reference to the fragrant blooms which have been described as combining hints of pineapple, strawberry and banana. The Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, or Carolina allspice is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub with a suckering habit which grows 6-9' tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. It is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prune immediately after flowering to shape or maintain compactness. It is utilized for shrub borders, foundations, and native plant areas. Use as a specimen near front door, patio or other living areas where the fragrant flower aroma may be enjoyed. Lustrous, dark green (pale beneath), ovate to elliptic leaves to 6" long turn golden yellow in fall. |
