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Viburnum rufidulum 'Royal Guard'

 
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Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Viburnum (vy-BUR-num) (Info)
Species: rufidulum (roo-FEE-duh-lum) (Info)
Cultivar: Royal Guard
Hybridized by Ned's Nursery

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Category:
Shrubs
Trees

Height:
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Shiny/Glossy-Textured
Good Fall Color

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive ViburnumValley On Jul 21, 2007, ViburnumValley from Scott County, KY
(Zone 5b) wrote:

'Royal Guard' rusty blackhaw is a stalwart large shrub/small tree, reaching 15' (4.5 m) easily and is the standard bearer for tough viburnums for a large swath of eastern North America.

This species is native from the Virginia coast down through the Florida panhandle, west into central Texas, and north into mid Missouri and southern Indiana and Ohio. It is successfully grown throughout Ohio and Indiana, as well as northern Illinois and Iowa.

'Royal Guard' exhibits extremely lustrous dark green foliage through the growing season, and turns a fine reddish purple in the fall. It flowers heavily, and produces copious fruit that turns dark blue before consumption by birds.

'Royal Guard' rusty blackhaw can grow just about anywhere, but it favors clay loams of average fertility and neutral pH. Tolerant of drought and shade in its native haunts, it is absolutely happy to have full sun and average moisture in your landscape.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Clermont, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania



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