Smooth Viburnum 'Brandywine'
Viburnum nudum 'Brandywine'
Berry clusters shift green to pink to rose to blue-black, often all at once, over glossy foliage. Plant two or more for the heaviest fruit set.
Typically 1 quart–3 gal · $17–$85 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
Berry clusters that shift through pink, rose, and dark blue simultaneously. and the birds show up before they're done changing color.
Smooth viburnum earns its place with the fruit display. In late summer and fall, berry clusters shift from green to pink to rose to dark blue-black, with different stages often present on the same shrub at the same time, a color show that lasts weeks and feeds birds the whole time. Bluebirds, cedar waxwings, and robins especially favor these berries in fall migration. The foliage is notably glossy, with a deep lustrous green that contrasts beautifully with the berries. It grows naturally in wet, sunny thickets and pond edges but tolerates average garden moisture well enough. Fall color is a rich burgundy-red. Plant two or more individuals near each other for cross-pollination and the most abundant fruit set.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown smooth viburnum 'brandywine' propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 5–6 ft · 5–6 ft wide
- Bloom time
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Family
- Adoxaceae
- Native range
- Eastern North America from New England to Florida along coastal plain and wetland margins
Care notes for smooth viburnum 'brandywine'.
Best in moist, acidic to average soils in full sun to part shade. Cross-pollination from a second individual (or a compatible cultivar) dramatically improves berry production. Water consistently the first growing season; tolerates wet conditions. Minimal pruning needed. shape in late winter if desired.
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