Viburnum wrightii: Country Or Region Of Origin
Japan
Plant Profile: Viburnum wrightii
Names
Wright Viburnum
Phonetic Spelling:vih-BUR-num RITE-ee-eye
Genus:Viburnum
Species:wrightii
Family:Viburnaceae
Wright Viburnum is a Japanese shrub known for its upright, rounded shape. In spring, it showcases large, flat-topped clusters of white blossoms, which are followed by equally sizable clusters of wine-red berries during the fall and winter months. This plant thrives in well-drained, moist soil and typically reaches a height of 6 to 10 feet, with a width that is slightly less.
Viburnum wrightii Feature Summary
Viburnum wrightii Image Gallery
Tags
#showy flowers
#deciduous
#full sun tolerant
#showy berries
#specimen
#shrub
#hedges
#deer resistant
#foundation planting
#borders
#shrub borders
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Viburnum wrightii Feature Summary
Attributes
Mildly deer resistant.
Woody
Stem Cutting
Fruit
0.3 inch rounded red fruit in clusters that persist into winter.
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
Small white flowers in 3-5 inch numerous flat-topped clusters
White
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
< 1 inch
Leaves
3-5 inch by 1-2.5 inch dark metallic green leaves with red fall color. Undersides with long hairs and dark spots.
Deciduous
Green
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Opposite
Obovate
Dentate
3-6 inches
Glossy
1-3 inches
Stem
Smooth gray-brown stems
Brown/Copper
Gray/Silver
Smooth (glabrous)
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Deciduous
Multi-stemmed
Rounded
Erect
Slow
Low
Medium
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)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
6-feet-12 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Landscape
Cottage Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Specimen
Songbirds
Bark
Dark Gray
Dark Brown
Viburnum wrightii Image Gallery
Viburnum wrightii Attributes
Viburnum wrightii: Wildlife Value
Mildly deer resistant.
Viburnum wrightii: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Viburnum wrightii: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Viburnum wrightii Fruit
Viburnum wrightii: Fruit Description
0.3 inch rounded red fruit in clusters that persist into winter.
Viburnum wrightii: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Viburnum wrightii: Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum wrightii: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum wrightii: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Viburnum wrightii: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum wrightii: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum wrightii Flowers
Viburnum wrightii: Flower Description
Small white flowers in 3-5 inch numerous flat-topped clusters
Viburnum wrightii: Flower Color
White
Viburnum wrightii: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Viburnum wrightii: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum wrightii: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Viburnum wrightii: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Viburnum wrightii Leaves
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Description
3-5 inch by 1-2.5 inch dark metallic green leaves with red fall color. Undersides with long hairs and dark spots.
Viburnum wrightii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Color
Gold/Yellow
Green
Viburnum wrightii: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Viburnum wrightii: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum wrightii: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum wrightii Stem
Viburnum wrightii: Stem Description
Smooth gray-brown stems
Viburnum wrightii: Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Gray/Silver
Viburnum wrightii: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Viburnum wrightii: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Viburnum wrightii Whole Plant Traits
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Viburnum wrightii: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Viburnum wrightii: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Viburnum wrightii Cultural Conditions
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Viburnum wrightii: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Viburnum wrightii: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Viburnum wrightii Landscape
Viburnum wrightii: 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 wrightii: 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 wrightii: 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 wrightii: 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 wrightii: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Viburnum wrightii Bark
Viburnum wrightii: Bark Color
Dark Brown
Dark Gray
