Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Thoughts Related to Viburnums

I have several viburnums in the garden, I think th...

2009-11-09T16:59:19.689-05:00

I have several viburnums in the garden, I think they are my favourite shrubs.....the snowball tree which I remember from my childhood, davidii with the blue berries,but my favourite of all is mariesii, just fabulous when in flower with its big flat white flowers all long the stems

Well, as I've posted a few times, the tomentosum (...

2009-11-08T00:34:42.390-05:00

Well, as I've posted a few times, the tomentosum (doublefile) viburnum can't be beat for flowers and for fruit. Mine even bloomed twice this year.

I had a golden European cranberry bush (Viburnum o...

2009-11-05T18:07:19.642-05:00

I had a golden European cranberry bush (Viburnum opulus) but it died during a drought, which makes me hesitate to put another viburnum in the same spot.

I have V rufidulum/Rusty Blackhaw (7 small trees)...

2009-11-05T16:15:26.325-05:00

I have V rufidulum/Rusty Blackhaw
(7 small trees) and Viburnum x burkwoodii. I can't imagine gardening without viburnums. gail

I have several kinds of vibrunum which I bought ov...

2009-11-05T14:39:20.862-05:00

I have several kinds of vibrunum which I bought over the years but the snowball bush is my favorite Maybe because it brings back memories of my grandmother having them and our daughters having their prom photos taken in front of the snowball bush.

Oops, I said I had one viburnum, but that's wrong,...

2009-11-05T11:49:49.064-05:00

Oops, I said I had one viburnum, but that's wrong, I have two. I forgot about my snowball bush. It is very pretty in spring. I want one of those delicate flowering viburnums too. Now, where can I put it? All that genus talk is making me hungry, but not for viburnums.~~Dee

I love the concept of molecular phylogeny, but the...

2009-11-05T09:48:36.550-05:00

I love the concept of molecular phylogeny, but then I'm also fascinated by DNA and genetics, so all that science stuff is good to me. It's a much more accurate way to determine plant relationships, even if it upsets the botanical applecart a bit.
Sadly, I have no standout Viburnum. I guess I have too many Hydrangeas.

I LOVE the Brandywine viburnum. Pretty foliage an...

2009-11-05T08:46:39.526-05:00

I LOVE the Brandywine viburnum. Pretty foliage and when the berries begin to turn they are lovely rose-pink, then darken to deep purple so there are both colors in the cluster for a good period.

Okay, even though I am a proud, card carrying plan...

2009-11-05T08:41:41.819-05:00

Okay, even though I am a proud, card carrying plant science nerd, I have to admit that I had no idea what family viburnum were in. But I do know (and love molecular phylogeny, and I think Linnaeus would love them too. After all, he was all about changing the hotch-potch classification systems of the day into something orderly and scientific, but everyone can interpret flower structure differently

I'm a big fan of the blue berries produced by our ...

2009-11-05T08:34:41.198-05:00

I'm a big fan of the blue berries produced by our arrowood viburnum. The birds really enjoy those berries. Once they turned ripe the plant was stripped in a couple days.

I have a snowball viburnum. It's tall and gangly a...

2009-11-05T00:26:23.494-05:00

I have a snowball viburnum. It's tall and gangly and I decided it would do well to keep going in that direction and be a tree.

I have seriously been considering a snowball vibur...

2009-11-04T23:28:41.061-05:00

I have seriously been considering a snowball viburnum. What are people's experiences with the snowball and deer?

LOVE LOVE LOVE the snowball viburnum. Haven't a cl...

2009-11-04T23:14:48.419-05:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE the snowball viburnum. Haven't a clue about those kinky family connections. Just shows to go ya you have a hort background.