Viburnum furcatum
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| Viburnum furcatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. furcatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Viburnum furcatum Blume ex Hook.f & Thomson | |
Viburnum furcatum (common names forked viburnum and scarlet leaved viburnum)[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae). Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub with rounded oval bronze-green leaves, turning red in autumn. Scented white flower-heads resembling those of lacecap hydrangeas are borne in summer, followed by black fruits.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
References
- ↑ "PFAF (Plants for a future) - Viburnum furcatum". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Viburnum furcatum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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