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after 12 years this specimen isn't quite 24 inches tall.
Viburnum farreri 'Nanum'
Fragrant Viburnum
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSViburnum farreri ‘Nanum’ – 4 remaining. This is the very dwarf form of the Fragrant Viburnum with all of the good attributes of its larger sibling plus a short tight, dense form that would be useful as a foreground plant in a mixed woody planting or in the foundation. Cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Viburnum farreri 'Nanum'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Early Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / Autumn
Autumn Interest
- Autumn Leaf Color
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
Light
- Mostly Sunny
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Labyrinth
- Border
- Shrub Border
- Specimen
- Hedge
- Foundation
- Hedgerow
- Rock Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Slow
Soil
- Fertile
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown
Genus Overview: Viburnum
Common Name: Viburnum
This genus is full of fantastic, multi-season garden worthy shrubs. Spring flowers, often large and showy, many with heady sweet fragrance are arranged in cymes. Flowers are followed with berries. If late season and autumn berries are desired then planting two of a species will ensure fruit set; for instance, Viburnum dilatatum 'Erie' and V. dilatatum 'Michael Dodge' will pollinate each other and produce fruit; V. nudum 'Winterthur' and V. nudum var. angustifolium will cross with each other. But V. nudum is very closely allied with V. cassinoides and all of these will cross pollinate and provide late season fruit. Another interesting example is V. lantana which crosses with V. burejaeticum and vice versa. Any V. plicatum selection such as 'Shasta' will pollinate with all other V. plicatum selections. But if you were to plant two 'Shasta' side by side with no other V. plicatum in near proximity then your effort will be fruitless. The berries are magnificent and so welcome in the late season garden. And they feed all manner of birds. Larger, denser shrubs provide cover and nesting opportunities. Nearly all Viburnum have terrific autumn foliage colors, too. Viburnums are members of Caprifoliaceae. All prefer part to full sun and fertile soils. All are cutting grown.