species 5,938 observations
Korean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Field notes
Viburnum carlesii, the arrowwood or Korean spice viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), native to Korea and Japan (Tsushima Island) and naturalised in Ohio, US. Growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall and broad, it is a bushy deciduous shrub with oval leaves which are copper-coloured when young. Round clusters of red buds open to strongly scented, pale pink flowers in late spring. These are followed in late summer by oval red fruits ripening to black in autumn.
The Latin specific epithet carlesii refers to William Richard Carles (1848–1929), a British plant collector in Korea.
The cultivars 'Aurora' and ‘Diana’ have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Read more on WikipediaSupports All
supported in the US
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Black walnut
- Habit
- Rounded
- Plant type
- Shrub
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.