Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' | Dawn Viburnum
DESCRIPTION
Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' is a deciduous hybrid shrub renowned for its long-lasting floral display. It combines the best traits of its parents, including frost resistance and abundant flowering. Its blooms begin in late autumn, persist through winter, and extend into early spring, opening as fragrant clusters of rose-pink buds that mature to blush white flowers on bare stems.
This shrub is particularly valued for its vibrant winter presence, offering clusters of sweetly scented flowers during the colder months when few other plants bloom. After flowering, it may develop ornamental red berries that transition to black, accompanied by dark green ovate foliage as the seasons progress. 'Dawn' has earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its reliability and ornamental appeal.
DESCRIPTION
Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' is a deciduous hybrid shrub renowned for its long-lasting floral display. It combines the best traits of its parents, including frost resistance and abundant flowering. Its blooms begin in late autumn, persist through winter, and extend into early spring, opening as fragrant clusters of rose-pink buds that mature to blush white flowers on bare stems.
This shrub is particularly valued for its vibrant winter presence, offering clusters of sweetly scented flowers during the colder months when few other plants bloom. After flowering, it may develop ornamental red berries that transition to black, accompanied by dark green ovate foliage as the seasons progress. 'Dawn' has earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its reliability and ornamental appeal.
DESCRIPTION
Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' is a deciduous hybrid shrub renowned for its long-lasting floral display. It combines the best traits of its parents, including frost resistance and abundant flowering. Its blooms begin in late autumn, persist through winter, and extend into early spring, opening as fragrant clusters of rose-pink buds that mature to blush white flowers on bare stems.
This shrub is particularly valued for its vibrant winter presence, offering clusters of sweetly scented flowers during the colder months when few other plants bloom. After flowering, it may develop ornamental red berries that transition to black, accompanied by dark green ovate foliage as the seasons progress. 'Dawn' has earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its reliability and ornamental appeal.
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Family: Adoxaceae
Height: 8 to 10 feet
Width: 4 to 6 feet
Foliage color: Bronze-tinged in spring, maturing to deep green; turns burgundy-red in fall
Flower color: Fragrant pink, fading to white
Bloom time: Late winter to early spring
Light requirements: Full sun to part shade
Water requirements: Medium
Maintenance: Low, but site in a protected location to prevent frost damage to flowers
Growing zone: USDA Zones 5 to 8
Wildlife attractors: Bees and other pollinators
