The viburnum is an almost perfect plant species.
"They offer a lot of interest through multiple seasons," said Tim Bate, nursery manager at Skillin's Greenhouse in Falmouth. "They flower in the spring, and some of them are fragrant. Some of the varieties produce fruit, which is great for enticing wildlife to your yard. And some of them offer the aspect of fall foliage as well."
Most viburnum flowers are white, but they offer some variety.
"Some flowers show an umbrella-shaped inflorescence with fertile florets at the center," said Marjorie Peronto, an extension educator working in Hancock County who wrote several extension bulletins about native viburnums. "In some, like the Viburnum trilobum or highbush cranberry, that structure is rimmed with sterile flowers and is much more showy."
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