Identify: woody shrub w/ white hanging flowers
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White Flowering Shrub/small tree ID help please!
Comments (4)NO! Do not do a rejuvenation to any Viburnum!! Michael Dirr, who wrote the book on them and who has developed many of them, recommends infrequent and light pruning of Viburnums, if any at all. This is my favorite shrub. I have at least two dozen and about 8 different cultivars. I believe the one you have is a Burkwood, but it could also be Judd. Either way, it's gorgeous, pretty much pest- and maintence free, and you should definitely NOT coppice it. You do that to a Rose of Sharon or a lilac, but never to a Viburnum. Here is a link that might be useful: Michael Dirr's Viburnum for American Gardens...See MoreFragrant Fall Blooming Woody Shrub. Help!
Comments (5)Thanks for the information! I should have known better. I guess Osmanthus never occurred to me because I'm more familiar with the thorny holly osmanthus (Osmanthus Heterophyllus). I've never seen this entire (smooth) form before....See MoreGreat Hard-To-Find Woody Plants- in Ct. Nurseries
Comments (16)Right, as Sue said, it just isn't vigorous and has been tough to propogate. I got very interesting comment on it from Jed from Olivers (who as you might know is willing to offer you ANYTING new and unusual even if it is marginally hardy for z6b). When I ask him about LH he said that even his best grower on Long Island can't produce decent looking (read saleable) plants for two years. Rate of mortality in a first year in nursery conditions is over 30%, in ground almost twice as much. So far nobody knows why it is thriving on West Coast while being a problem on East one. Reminds me of a polemonium 'Brise'd Anjou' story....See MoreHelp Identify this hanging flower from Walmart
Comments (11)If you can for-sure not forget it outside overnight, taking it outside on warm (55 or above) sunny days could help a lot. Go easy on the direct sun at first since the leaves aren't used to it now, maybe 30-60 mins per day, when warm enough. Google image search to see what Mandevilla vines can do, though doing it in VT will be a step-up in difficulty, a heat loving plant. While inside, put in your sunniest possible spot. You might also be drawn to Fuchsias, which have similarly dramatic flowers and are slightly easier to keep over winter inside. I wouldn't trim anything off now except the newest leaf forming at each tip (which will force each branch to make new growth tips somewhere.) It needs the few leaves it has. You should be glad to know that most people don't have a plant that looks as good as yours by now. You'll have a head-start on many barely-alive plants when spring has sprung....See MoreIris GW
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