Plant Profile: Viburnum sieboldii

Taxonomy: Viburnum sieboldii

Names

Siebold Viburnum

  • Photo of Viburnum sieboldii (Viburnum sieboldiis)

Phonetic Spelling:vih-BUR-num see-BOLD-ee-eye

Genus:Viburnum

Species:sieboldii

Family:Viburnaceae

Siebold Viburnum is a low-maintenance shrub native to Japan, characterized by its upright branches and open growth form, which allows it to be cultivated as a small tree. It thrives in moist, well-drained soils but is versatile enough to adapt to various soil types and pH levels. However, during dry spells, it may experience leaf scorch. This shrub produces an abundance of creamy white flowers that eventually turn into red to black berries. Its fall foliage is consistently vibrant. Ideally, Siebold Viburnum flourishes in cooler summer climates and is best suited for planting in areas no warmer than zone 7.

Viburnum sieboldii Feature Summary

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Tags

#showy flowers
#deciduous
#fall color
#full sun tolerant
#showy berries
#white flowers
#shrub
#deer resistant
#bird friendly
#partial shade tolerant

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Viburnum sieboldii Feature Summary

Attributes
Fruit attracts birds and is mildly resistant to deer.
Fruit
0.3 to 0.5 in. rose-red drupe that turns black on red stems. Persists into winter.
Red/Burgundy
Black
< 1 inch
Flowers
Creamy white flowers are borne in profusion in spring on 3-6 inch flat-topped cymes. Individual flowers are 5-petaled with long stamens. They can have an unpleasant aroma.
White
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
4-5 petals/rays
< 1 inch
Leaves
2-5 inch oval glossy bright green leaves with serrated margins have reliable reddish-purple fall color. Undersides are paler with hairs. Has an unpleasant aroma when crushed.
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Elliptical
Oblong
3-6 inches
1-3 inches
Bark
Gray alligator-like bark
Dark Gray
Stem
Stout gray stems
Gray/Silver
Conspicuous
Encircles a bud
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Mountains
Piedmont
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Rain Garden
Border
Hedge
Screen/Privacy
Small groups
Specimen
Songbirds

Viburnum sieboldii Attributes

Viburnum sieboldii: Country Or Region Of Origin

Japan

Viburnum sieboldii: Wildlife Value

Fruit attracts birds and is mildly resistant to deer.

Viburnum sieboldii: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Viburnum sieboldii Fruit

Viburnum sieboldii: Fruit Description

0.3 to 0.5 in. rose-red drupe that turns black on red stems. Persists into winter.

Viburnum sieboldii: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Viburnum sieboldii: Fruit Color

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Black
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Red/Burgundy

Viburnum sieboldii: Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Viburnum sieboldii: Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Viburnum sieboldii: Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Viburnum sieboldii: Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Viburnum sieboldii Flowers

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Description

Creamy white flowers are borne in profusion in spring on 3-6 inch flat-topped cymes. Individual flowers are 5-petaled with long stamens. They can have an unpleasant aroma.

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Color

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Cream/Tan
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Gold/Yellow
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White

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Viburnum sieboldii: Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Viburnum sieboldii Leaves

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Description

2-5 inch oval glossy bright green leaves with serrated margins have reliable reddish-purple fall color. Undersides are paler with hairs. Has an unpleasant aroma when crushed.

Viburnum sieboldii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Color

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Green

Viburnum sieboldii: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color

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Purple/Lavender
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Red/Burgundy

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Viburnum sieboldii: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy

Viburnum sieboldii: Leaf Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Viburnum sieboldii Bark

Viburnum sieboldii: Bark Description

Gray alligator-like bark

Viburnum sieboldii: Bark Color

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Dark Gray

Viburnum sieboldii Stem

Viburnum sieboldii: Stem Description

Stout gray stems

Viburnum sieboldii: Stem Color

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Gray/Silver

Viburnum sieboldii: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Viburnum sieboldii: Stem Lenticels

Conspicuous
Not Conspicuous

Viburnum sieboldii: Stem Leaf Scar Shape

C-shaped, Cresent shaped
Encircles a bud
Heart or shield shaped
Round

Viburnum sieboldii Whole Plant Traits

Viburnum sieboldii: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Viburnum sieboldii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Viburnum sieboldii: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Viburnum sieboldii: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Viburnum sieboldii: Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Viburnum sieboldii: Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Viburnum sieboldii Cultural Conditions

Viburnum sieboldii: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Viburnum sieboldii: Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Viburnum sieboldii: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Viburnum sieboldii: Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Viburnum sieboldii: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Viburnum sieboldii: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

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5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b

Viburnum sieboldii: Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Viburnum sieboldii Landscape

Viburnum sieboldii: Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Viburnum sieboldii: Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Viburnum sieboldii: Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Viburnum sieboldii: Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland

Viburnum sieboldii: Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees