Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'

Also Known As

Alleghany Viburnum

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'-8'
W: 6'-8'

planting zones

4b-9b

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Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' plant details

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring cream and white flowers emerge followed by black and red fruit. Attracts bees, birds, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: adoxaceae, caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and white blooms in spring
Uses: hedge, textural, winter interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'

USDA Zones: 4b - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Deep-green leathery leaves, highly ornamental as well as disease-resistant, make a fine background for abundant clusters of white flowers in spring and red-turning-black fruits in fall; of dense rounded habit to 10 feet. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Rhytidiophyllum x lantana Mohican; globose growth habit, dark green, coriaceous rugose leaves, disease resistant, abundant flowers in the spring, brilliant fruit later.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Another National Arboretum selection- large leathery evergreen leaves, a huge production of creamy flowers, and a sturdy constitution make this a superior plant. Interesting textural contrast with other shrubs. Grows 8? in ten years. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, & the Ohio Plant Selection Committee.

By: Fantastic Plants

A cross between V. rhytidophyllum and V. lantana 'Mohican'. Multi-stemmed shrubs with flat umbellate trusses to 4" across. The creamy white flowers in April/May gives way to bright red berries which later change to glossy black. Wonderful, leathery, wrinkled, ovate-elliptic, 6" long dark green leaves are deciduous in colder zones but evergreen in the South.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Stately, richly textured shrub with deep green leaves that are practically evergreen most winters. Spectacular white bloom in spring with rich red berries through the summer and fall. A wonderful four season shrub hybridized at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. It provides an effect in the landscape similar to evergreen rhododendrons, and it is much more widely adaptable. Shrub. Easily established and long lived in most garden settings; needs shade or regular watering in dry sites; responds to fertilizing. USDA zones 4b-9 (up to 7,000').