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Viburnum X burkwoodii 'Conoy'

Viburnum X burkwoodii 'Conoy' Viburnum X burkwoodii 'Conoy' Photo/Illustration: C. Dwayne Jones



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Viburnum X burkwoodii 'Conoy' vy-BURN-um ex burk-WOOD-ee-eye Genus: Viburnum
This small deciduous shrub is covered in early spring with pink buds that burst open to reveal slightly fragrant, showy, flat-topped white flowers. Fleshy red fruit is borne in pendulous bunches in late August, darkening to all-black in October. Leaves fade to a dark maroon in the fall and winter months when planted in colder areas. Plants grow to about 5 feet tall and 8 feet wide. A cross between V. utile and V. X burkwoodii ‘Park Farm Hybrid’, this shrub is excellent as a foundation plant, as a specimen, in mass groupings, in a shrub border, or in containers. Evergreen to Zones 7 and 8.
 Care: Provide moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil in full sun to part shade. Site near other Viburnum species to ensure good cross-pollination and fruit set. Once established, this plant is tolerant of drought and reflected heat from home foundations.
 Propagation: Take greenwood cuttings in summer.
 Problems: Gray mold (Botrytis), rust, downy mildew, powdery mildew, wood rot, Verticillium wilt, leaf spots, and dieback. Aphids, scale insects, weevils, Japanese beetles, Viburnum beetles, mealybugs, and tree hoppers.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread 6 ft. to 10 ft.
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Maintenance Low
Tolerance Drought Tolerant
Characteristics Fragrant Flowers; Showy Flowers; Showy Fruit; Showy Foliage; Attracts Birds
Bloom Time Spring
Foliage Color Evergreen
Flower Color White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Container, Hedge, Screening, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Shrubs

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