FNPS Plant Database

Viburnum obovatum

Walter's viburnum "Mrs .Schillers Delight"

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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

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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

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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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.

Citations:

Cherry Lake Tree Farm.  Accessed 2022-04-08.   https://cherrylake.com/viburnum_obovatum_schillers/. 



Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

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