Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Walter's viburnum "Mrs .Schillers Delight"

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Viburnum obovatum

Family:

Adoxaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

2-5 ft by tall  by 3-5 ft wide with new plants growing from rhyzomes (underground stems) to form clones.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

Tardily deciduous leafing out shortly after the old leaves fall. Blooms late winter-early spring. Fruits ripen late summer-early fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Slowing growing.  Foundation plant, low hedge, or mass planting.  This is a dwarf cultivar of Walter's viburnum.  It also tends to be more drought tolerant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Cuttings. Since this is a cultivar, do not assume that seeds will yield the same dwarf stature.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for the spring azure butterfly ( Celastrina ladon ). Attract a wide range of pollinators.  Good cover plant.

Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Cultivated as an ornamental.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Heavy bloomer, dense foliage.