Description

A compact shrub that is noted for its very waxy, textured leaves with red margins; burgundy fall color; clusters of fragrant, creamy white flowers in early spring, followed by dark red berries in late summer; plant with a pollinator to produce more fruit

Landscape Attributes

Shiny Dancer® Viburnum is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Shiny Dancer® Viburnum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Shiny Dancer® Viburnum will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.