Viburnum is a genus of anthesis and fruiting , evergreen and deciduous shrubs with at least three common species thriving in Texas , Viburnum odoratissimum , Viburnum suspensum and Viburnum tinus . Viburnum provides nearly year - long interestingness in the Texas garden . The pinkish or white spring efflorescence are companion by buddy-buddy , velvety green leaves in spring and summer , halcyon and ruby-red farewell in fall and burnished red berries in the fall that persist into wintertime .

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allow for a grow site with good everyday Sunday exposure , but some afternoon shade so they can better tolerate the warmth of Texas summers .

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Prepare a planting soil that is easy draining and rich in nutrients , with roughly 20 per centum constituent matter . hike deficient grime by supply generous amounts of compost and well - get on manure to the soil at planting fourth dimension . or else , apply these as an one-year topdressing around established genus Viburnum . ply a slightly acidic dirt pH between 5.5 and 6.5 pH. Amend neutral and alkaline soils with elemental S to boost the acidity , if needed .

Step 3

Water your genus Viburnum deeply to keep the territory evenly moist at all times , when there is not sufficient rainfall to action this . Monthly watering or less may work in cooler season , but summertime heat and dry atmospheric condition may make watering every four to seven Clarence Day a necessity . Feel into the the stain and when teetotal to the touch at an column inch or two down , water generously .

Step 4

Apply a 3 - column inch deep layer of organic mulch around your viburnum plants once or twice each year . Pine chaff , sliced barque and cocoa bean hulls will all shape . Mulch will help hold required wet to the dirt , insulate the root from Texas ' seasonal temperature wavering and keep weeds from cropping up .

Viburnum In Winter

Some genus Viburnum have wonderful wintertime variety . The mapleleaf viburnum ( Viburnum acerfolium ) , dauntless in USDA zones 3 through 8 , yield clusters of smutty berry that often hold on through the winter . Most viburnum will make it through modest winter without a job , sometimes even keeping their leaves . plant life viburnum in full Sunday to partial shade and in moist , well - drain stain . Stop watering and fertilizing in fall and localise a 2 - inch layer of mulch around the al-Qa’ida of the plant life to economize moisture and keep the filth temperature even . As a family , Viburnum are hardy , but sometimes experience winter trauma . If your genus Viburnum are semi - evergreen or evergreen plant , scrounge animals may feast on the leave in wintertime . For those with chocolate-brown leaves , cut off all of the dead - looking branches , making a clean-living gash with pruning shears decently above young bud in the leaping .

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