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Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'

Also Known As

Onondaga Sargent Viburnum
Onondaga Sargent's Viburnum
Sargent Viburnum 'Onondaga'
YELLOW CRANBERRY VIBURNUM

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'-8'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

3a-9b

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Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga' plant details

Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with burgundy and green foliage. In spring and summer pink, red and white flowers emerge followed by red and yellow fruit. Attracts bees, birds, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: adoxaceae, caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy and green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: pink, red and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: fall color, sterile

GROWING CONDITIONS for Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The velvety, fine-textured leaves of this 10-12' shrub unfold in a dark- maroon and maintain a maroon tinge during the summer before turning bright-red in fall; an excellent border plant and birds will love the red fruit. S/M

By: Forestfarm

(YELLOW CRANBERRY VIBURNUM) Award winning 6-8’deciduous shrub with upright arching branching...pale green leaves turn bright yellow to red in fall. Large white spring flowers followed by showy clusters of translucent yellow fruit in fall that attract birds as well as garden visitors. Sun to part shade, drought tolerant when established, decent garden soil, deer resistant. USDA Z7 3” pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

Its foliage emerges maroon, turning maroon-tinged green as it matures. 2-5" lace-cap flowers bloom in May, with maroon, bead-like fertile florets ringed with blushed, white sterile florets. Fall brings the richest red-purple color to the leaves. If you'd like a lace-cap hydrangea but haven't the shade, consider this! Or just consider it anyway - it has so much to offer. Minimum temperature: -40?F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

This National Arboretum hybrid is upright 12’ x 2’. The purple new growth is pretty and at the same time the white lace cap flowers appear all over the plant. The easy hardy plant is excellent year to year.

By: Gossler Farms

Quite a spectacular viburnum. Leaves on new growth emerge flushed red.Flower form is similar to a lace-cap hydrangea with large show sterile flowers in a ring around the small, fertile ones, and are most dramatic when the sterile flowers first open to the palest possible pink while the inner buds are a dark contrasting maroon red. On top of all that, great fall color. Nice medium sized shrub, reaching 6 feet or so in not too many years. Zone 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

This lovely shrub has lots of deep maroons in it. The new foliage is maroon, buds are maroon and open to lacecap flowers sporting maroon "lace" within white sterile florets.

By: Specialty Ornamentals

Leaves emerge maroon and maintain a margin of that color while in summer green, later turning rich purple-red in autumn. 2-5" flat topped corymbs of creamy white flowers brushed with pink open from red buds in late spring. Mature growth is 6' with a rounded habit.