| Description | A large shrub with glossy green foliage and white flowers. Best used as a corner planting, specimen plant or in borders. To large for foundation plantings. |
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| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num)(den-TAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | creamy white, 3 inch flowers, flat top cymes |
| Fruit | metallic blue to blue-black clusters of berries |
| Leaves | simple, glossy green, serrated edges, no fall color |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 10-12 tall by 8-10 wide, upright rounded form |
| Cultivar Origin | A selection introduced by Synnestvedt Nursery of Illinois in 1967, originally found in the collections of the Morton Arboretum. |
| Author's Notes | I have 6 Chicago Lustre in a back border. They are about 10 feet by 6-8 feet spread after about 10 years (2013). I especially like the glossy green foliage. Seems to be extremely tough plants. |
| Notes & Reference | Chicagoland Grows info bulletin (www.chicagolandgrows.org) |
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