The genus Viburnum has beautiful beautiful flowering shrubs such as the famous snowball (Viburnum opulus) viburnum or China (Viburnum plicatum). In May, they are the real stars of the garden.
In winter, of Bodnant viburnum that attracts attention, especially since this season blooms are rare. With the mild weather of recent weeks, flowering was earlier and more abundant. Very hardy, this viburnum brave the cold and frosts that have made their return last two or three days in no way altered its flowers. The flowers will bloom in waves until March.
Viburnum bodnantense, 01/2011
Viburnum bodnantense, 01/2011 Last year, the frequent snowfalls and severe frosts had already burned the flowers bloom. Bodnant viburnum but is definitely full of resources, new buds were removed at the end of winter and had hatched until late March.
Its flowers are delicately scented perfume but this is less pronounced than that of winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) or chimonanthe (chimonanthus praecox), their pale pink color or supported by variety is unique and the tubular flowers are gathered in clumps large enough that one can admire them from afar. They are also distributed throughout the crown of the shrub. I placed prominently in a window where I can contemplate it at leisure.
I particularly appreciate this because it does viburnum wonder no care, especially in summer when it resists an exceptional heat and drought, unlike the Chinese viburnum, very delicate. The latter often suffer from hot, dry summers that knows my area. It is also not subject to attack by aphids as the snowball. It prospers in all lands but has a predilection for deep rich soils, which is not the case with me. It needs well-drained soil does not retain too much moisture in winter and this, she finds no difficulty in my garden. In really heavy or wet soil, a bit of gravel mixed with soil will improve drainage.
The Bodnant viburnum is sometimes slow to settle and its growth is slow, do not be surprised to see that after bloom 4 years, is often the time it takes to adapt. Then it flowers generously every year. That of my garden, aged ten years is beginning to be impressive. Last asset, its deciduous turns purple in October. It does not require regular pruning to bloom well, the size, lightweight, aims primarily to balance her figure and aerate the center of the shrub by removing branches too frail or ill placed. This fixes the port a bit steep. I am content for now to cut the top shoots to encourage side shoots bulking. Of the older and less flowering shrubs, you can fold one third of the branches and remove one or two of the oldest.
Another viburnum, well known that there is currently in bud, laurel tin. The buttons contrast nicely pink on the dark green evergreens. Ils s'épanouiront en fin d'hiver et les bouquets de fleurs blanches persisteront jusqu'en avril. Il apprécie le sol léger de mon jardin et la chaleur estivale.
Viburnum Tinus, 01/2011 © Ma Planète Jardin
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