Viburnum farreri

Viburnum farreri

Viburnum farreri is a flowering shrub with a hemispherical, upright habit, native to northern China. It grows up to 3 meters tall.

The flowers are tubular, trumpet-shaped, white-pink, and clustered in inflorescences. They are strongly and pleasantly scented. It blooms very early, before the leaves emerge, at the turn of March and April. However, it can sometimes bloom in February or even December and January.

The leaves are dark green, obovate, elliptical, and rough, turning red and brown in autumn.

The fruit is spherical, with red berries.

The plant has stiff, upright stems.

Viburnum farreri grows best in fertile, moderately moist, slightly acidic soil. It prefers sunny or partially sunny, sheltered locations. It is completely frost-hardy.