Viburnum utile

Viburnum utile, the service viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae, native to central and southern China.[1] A leggy evergreen shrub reaching 4 to 8 ft (1.2 to 2.4 m), it is rarely found in commerce.[2] Instead, its chief utility has been as a parent to viburnum hybrids, including Viburnum × burkwoodii (with V. carlesii) and Viburnum × pragense (with V. rhytidophyllum).[3][4] The V. × burkwoodii cultivars 'Mohawk' and 'Park Farm Hybrid', and the V. × pragense cultivar 'Pragense' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Viburnum utile
Habit
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. utile
Binomial name
Viburnum utile
Synonyms[1]
  • Viburnum bockii Graebn.
  • Viburnum fallax Graebn.
  • Viburnum utile var. minor Pamp.
  • Viburnum utile var. ningqiangense Y.Ren & W.Z.Di

References
  1. "Viburnum utile Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. "Viburnum utile". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022. 2 suppliers
  3. "Viburnum x burkwoodii". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022. Common Name(s): Burkwood Viburnum
  4. "Viburnum 'Pragense'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. "AGM Plants July 2021 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). The Royal Horticultural Society. July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.


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