Woody > Viburnum > Viburnum × juddii > Viburnum × juddii
Viburnum × juddii
Judd viburnum
Origin: A semi-snowball hybrid propagated by William H. Judd who introduced it at the Arnold Arboretum in 1920. It is a cross between V. carlesii x V. bitchiuense.
| Family |
| Adoxaceae |
| Genus |
| Viburnum |
| Species |
| × juddii |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 metres |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 metres |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A medium-sized deciduous shrub with dark green, broadly ovate leaves and sweetly fragrant creamy-white flowers opening in domed trusses from deep pink buds in mid and late spring |
| Landscape |
| Specimen or groups, shrub borders, foundations, hedges or screens. |
| Cultivation |
| grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist loams, but tolerates a wide range of soils. |
| Shape |
| A rounded deciduous shrub. |
| Pests |
| No serious insect or disease problems. Good resistance to bacterial leaf spots and powdery mildew. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptic, dark green leaves to 7 cm long turn burgundy purple to red in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Sweetly fragrant white flowers in hemispherical clusters. |
| Fruit Description |
| Red to black berry-like drupes. |
| Notable Specimens |
| National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood cuttings in summer, semi-ripe cuttings from midsummer to autumn or hardwood cuttings in winter. Layering can be carried out in spring and grafting in late summer. |
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