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| I have about 40' of fence line where I've just pulled out a lot of old overgrown plants and after wondering considerably about what I ought to plant there, I started reading about Viburnums and got sucked in (just kidding) by the quote: "A garden without viburnums is like a life without music or art".
So without ever seeing them in anyone's garden (that means I don't know that much about them) I've bought the following: V. sargentii both 'Onandaga' and 'Chiquita'
There's room for 3 in a featured almost full sun location where the full shrub will be on view; the others will wind up in partial shade and be less fully visible. I've picked out 'Onandaga' and 'Chiquita' as my favorites for two of the three featured spots, but have to decide which one of the others I should pick for the third featured spot. Anyone care to help me choose which one on the list has the best all-year features deserving of the 3rd featured spot? |
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| V. 'Winterthur' is a small lovely viburnum with shiny leaves, good mahogany fall color and handsome berries starting out cream then changing to rose then black, all on the plant at the same time. Go for it. |
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| Well, I've planted all but one of the viburnums! I've decided to buy a 2nd Viburnum sargentii 'Onandaga' so the three sunny (featured) spots will have the two 'Onandaga's and the related V. sargentii 'Chiquita'. The large (10 gallon container) V. nudum 'Winterthur' anchors the far left corner in part shade and its companion to the left is a small V. nudun 'Bulk' (Brandywine); hopefully the Brandywine will grow quickly. In both cases, I deliberately paired the same species/different cultivars together to maximize berry production. (Thanks to the great info by Viburnum Valley that educated me on this subject.) V. x judii is planted to the left of Brandywine. Then comes a large variegated Weigela and the three V. sargentii's are planted to the left of the Weigela. V. carlesii 'Diana' is in a spot by itself in the partial shelter of a young dogwood. V. x burkwoodii 'Mohawk' is yet to be planted because with the last minute addition of a second 'Onandaga', I don't have room for this last one! |
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| The members of GW demand pics! |
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