Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Viburnums for fragrance, 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
Where to begin? Most people (who don't immerse themselves in all things viburnum) hear viburnum and think of the sweet bouquet of the early spring flowers. Not bad, at that. Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) and its allies are the owners of the fine reputation for fragrance.

Starting with a list, here's what I'm familiar with in the humid Ohio River valley region (zone 5/6 depending on who you believe) that most would say are sweet/spicy smelling:

Viburnum carlesii and named clones
V. x burkwoodii (V. carlesii x V. utile) and named clones
V. x burkwoodii 'Mohawk' (V. x burkwoodii x V. carlesii)
V. x juddii (V. carlesii x V. bitchiuense)
V. x carlcephalum (V. carlesii x V. macrocephalum f. keteleeri)
V. x 'Cayuga' (V. carlesii x V. x carlcephalum)
V. farreri
V. x bodnantense (V. farreri x V. grandiflorum) and clones

Here are a few more that are very very lightly fragrant (you have to put your nose right in them):

V. utile
V. x 'Chesapeake' (V. x 'Cayuga' x V. utile)
V. x 'Conoy' (V. utile x V. x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid')
V. x pragense (V. rhytidophyllum x V. utile)
V. cassinoides and clones
V. sieboldii and clones

This picture shows (left to right) V. x juddii; V. x 'Cayuga'; and the non-fragrant V. x 'Eskimo'.

This message was edited Jan 15, 2006 6:12 PM