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NEWS photo Terry Peters -

ViBURNUMS are a genus of plants that belong to the

honeysuckle family:

Valuable vibernums

From page 25

ees that are found mainly in
the northern temperate _
regions. The name comes
from the Latin for wayfaring
tee or ¥. Jantana. ©

The majority of species
have white flowers that appear
over a wide petiod during the -
year. Most have good autumn
colour except for the half
dozen that are.cvergrcen.

'- Vihureisene davidii, a nativ
of China, is one of the‘most.
widely grown.of the genus. Ir
has long leathery evergreen -
~ leaves and a mound-like

habit. The off- white
lower clusters in Jun
‘and are followed by rurquoise .
berries that radu y datken,

ile prefers medium shade ‘and -

takes 2 ‘good ground cover; :
growing over time to one
metre. Prune hard in early

spring if it becomes overgrown ©

or trim lightly after flowering.

The Leatherleaf (V. rigsido-

plylium), another native of
China, is a large shrub that__
will grow 5-6 metres if not
‘pruned. It is less commun in
gardens today but stil! has :
value as an evergycen screen.
The white flowers open in
mid-spring and the scazlet
berries gradually turn black.
V. anus comes in two
forms. The dwarf form is
called “Spring Bouquet” and

* will reach 1.5 metres. Being:

_ Gvergreen, it is good for low «
~shedges and is quite salt toler-
ant. Tinns robustem is much
larger and more robust and
will reach 3-4 metres if not
pruned. Both have ilowers
that start to cpen in the late
fall and continue.through until
late spring. The dwarf bushes
have blooms that are darker
pink than the tall ones. Tinus
robustum is not a great plant
to have near a walkway as the
blooms and leaves give off a
foul smell, particufarly when
wet,

The deciduous varicties of
Viburtium are quite different
to the evergreen ones. One of

the best: winter blooming.
shrubs is V. bodnantense or
“Pink Dawn.” The clusters of
deep pink blooms start

ing on the bare branches in
late gh ant and continue, 7
through unt rl. They
respond well oe being cur and
forced into bloom. in the «::

. house. Mid-winter pruning“

helps to keep the bush down.
ito, 3-4 metres in height.»
YV Burkweodi is.a semi.

_ metres king: The pink tide
: white flowers are fragrant and.
‘March.

in Febr

The common or. Europcan
Snowball tree is often listed
Vi opulus sterile or opulus rose
um. It is also. called ‘the:

. berry tree, because of its re

fruit, or Guelder. Rose. The.
large white 10 cm blooms
open in May and the leaves
tum a rich red cr bronze
colour in the fil. “IEhis s small

not pruned..
‘Another popular form of v.
blicatum worth lookirig atas

an addition to your "garden i iso

4 plicetune. “Summer Os
Snowflake.” Ix was produced oo
in 1975 as part of EC's :
Plont Introduction Scheme. °
Its wild form is native to
China and Japan. The plant.::
grows nvo metres high and’:
about the same width and the
top of each branch is covered’
with a double gow of 5-7 em
fiat topped blooms. Flowering .
begins in May with 2 major.*
flush and continues sporadical- .
ly until frost. Ir is one of the {
most aptly named plants a

:; branches do look like

covered in‘snow.