Viburnum Species, Laurustinus

Viburnumtinus

Family
Adoxaceae (a-dox-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Viburnum (vy-BUR-num)
Species
tinus (TIN-us)
Synonym
Tinus laurifolius
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Evergreen
Height
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
Spacing
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Bloom Color
Pink
White/Near White
Bloom Time
Late Winter/Early Spring
Other Details
Category
Shrubs
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Seed Collecting
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Little Rock, Arkansas

Clovis, California

Martinez, California

Greensboro, North Carolina

Lake Oswego, Oregon

Sumter, South Carolina

Austin, Texas

Spring, Texas

show all

Featured Videos

Gardener's Notes:

1
positive
1
neutral
0
negative
Sort By:
Sort By:
S
(Zone 9a) | September 2012 | positive

A very common landscape plant here in the British Isles. Vinburnum tinus is a dependable winter flowerer, and always maintaining a thick ...Read More

S
Greensboro, NC (Zone 7b) | March 2008 | neutral

planted near fence and guide wires of the phone pole. wrong location, not enough sun. Failed to bloom regularly probably due to pruning...Read More

Featured
Agave Snout Weevil
(Scyphophorus acupunctatus)
Singing Honeyeater
(Gavicalis virescens)
Featured
Agave Snout Weevil
(Scyphophorus acupunctatus)
Singing Honeyeater
(Gavicalis virescens)