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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001510
11/12/99

Viburnum dentatum--Arrowwood


Hardiness Zones: 2 to 8
Height: 8 ft Spread: 6 ft Form: upright
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: white flowers
Fruits: dark blue

Comments: Arrowwood produces 2- to 4-inch clusters of
small, white flowers (Vis. 7) in late spring. Small, dark
blue fruits (Vis. 8) are produced in late summer and are
eaten by birds. The fall color (Vis. 6) is red to reddish
purple.

Cultivars:
'Morton' - (Vis. 1) (Northern Burgundy TM) - Another
selection reaching a height and spread of about 12
feet. The fall color (Vis. 2) is a blend of wine red
and burgundy.
'Perle Bleu' - A good winter display of blue fruits.
'Ralph Senior' - (Autumn Jazz(R)) - A vase-shaped plant
(Vis. 3) with pendulous foliage and red leaf petioles.
The fall color (Vis. 4) is a combination of yellow,
orange, red and burgundy.
'Synnestvedt' - (Chicago Lustre TM) - A shrub reaching
a height and spread of 10- to 15-feet and becoming
upright, rounded in habit (Vis. 5).

References for Cultivars: Chicagoland Grows Inc, 1995,
Bailey Nurseries 1999, Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Ray
Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery
1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999,
Carlton Plants 1999.


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