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Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00001514
01/01/98

Viburnum lantana--Wayfaring Tree

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7                                     
Height: 12 ft   Spread: 12 ft  Form: rounded                
Type: deciduous shrub                                       
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches                         
Flowers: white flowers                                      
Fruits: yellow then red then black                          

Comments: Wayfaring tree tolerates dry soil and high pH.    
The small, white flowers are borne in flat-topped clusters  
in mid- to late spring.  This is one of the first           
viburnums to bloom.  The fruits are green flushed with      
red, then turn black.                                       

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Mohican' - A compact, rounded plant 6 feet tall and     
     wide.                                                  
   'Variegata' - The leaves are green and yellow.           

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1997, Princeton  
Nurseries 1997, J. Frank Schmidt and Son 1997, Spring       
Meadow Nursery 1997, Sheridan Nurseries 1997, Ray           
Wiegand's Nursery 1997, Studebaker Nurseries 1998.          

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