leatherleaf viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Leatherleaf viburnum (Viburnum rhytidophyllum) is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, so it needs little care once settled. Creamy white flowers draw butterflies and birds.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Festiva Maxima peony, and Autumn fern.
Native range
Central and western China.