| Description | Siebold Viburnum (V. sieboldii) is a very large growing shrub with white flowers followed by bright red fruit. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Temperature | best no further south than zone #7 |
| Flowers | white, flat topped cymes, lemon scented (#214) |
| Fruit | spherical, scarlet, berry-like drupes (to 1/2”),borne on showy red fruiting stems, change to black, birds eat the fruit but leave the ornamental fruit stems |
| Leaves | dark green, no dependable fall color, "leaves smell like green peppers when crushed" (#106) |
| Stems | stiff, stout |
| Dimensions | 15-20 by 10-15 (HS), a large plant avoid near the house can be used as specimens or in borders |
| Maintenance | prune after flowering, can be pruned into a small tree by removing the bottom branches |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | Japan |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Latin name of a species plant. Genus honors Phillip Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), German physician and naturalist |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Micheal Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #214-Classic Viburnums (www.clasicviburnums.com) |
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