Viburnum farreri
| Viburnum farreri | |
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| Viburnum farreri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. farreri |
| Binomial name | |
| Viburnum farreri Stearn | |
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Viburnum farreri (syn. V. fragrans) is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae) native to northern China. Growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad, it is an erect deciduous shrub[2] with sweetly perfumed, pink-tinged white blooms from late autumn to early spring. Its dark green leaves are bronze when young, turning brilliant shades of red-purple in autumn.[3] V. farreri grows in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.[4]
The Latin specific epithet farreri commemorates the English plant collector Reginald Farrer.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
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Some trees of the same species.
References
- ↑ Viburnum farreri in PlantList
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht 15:22.1966
- ↑ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Viburnum farreri". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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