Winterthur Viburnum – 3 Gallon Pot

If you have a sunny to partially shaded area in the landscape where the soil stays consistently moist to wet ‘Winterthur’ Viburnum is a spectacular North American Native selection that will thrive in these conditions. It will also grow in average, moist but well-drained sites. One of the later blooming Viburnums, Winterthur, also called Possumhaw Viburnum or smooth witherod, produces abundant flat-top clusters of pretty aromatic white flowers beginning sometime in May to July depending on your location. The flowers are followed by large clusters of white or light to hot pink berries that change to blue in fall and then purplish-black through the winter. Oblong glossy dark green leaves during the warm season turns to an attractive wine-red to dark purple in fall. After the leaves fall the black bark provides winter interest.

With no insect or disease problems, Winterthur Viburnum is one easy to grow and low maintenance flowering shrub that is sure to provide lots of exciting color in the landscape when we need in most!

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