Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Wildlife Value
Mildly resistant to deer. Attracts birds and butterflies
Plant Profile: Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga'
Names
Cayuga Viburnum, Koreanspice Viburnum
Phonetic Spelling:vih-BUR-num BY karl-sef-uh-lum
Genus:Viburnum
Species:
Family:Viburnaceae
Cayuga Viburnum is a hybrid resulting from the crossbreeding of V. carlesii and V. x carlcephalum. This shrub typically reaches heights and widths of 4 to 10 feet, showcasing a compact growth form. In the spring, it produces abundant clusters of fragrant, snowball-shaped flowers that measure about 4 inches across.
For optimal growth, plant it in well-drained soil and provide full sun to partial shade. Once established, it demonstrates resilience to various soil types and is drought-resistant.
For further details, refer to information on Viburnum x carlcephalum.
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Feature Summary
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Image Gallery
Tags
#showy flowers
#deciduous
#fall color
#fragrant flowers
#drought tolerant
#white flowers
#shrub
#deer resistant
#bird friendly
#butterfly friendly
#partial shade tolerant
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Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Feature Summary
Attributes
Mildly resistant to deer. Attracts birds and butterflies
Woody
Fruit
Red drupes mature to black
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
Black
Summer
Fall
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
Pink buds open to 4 to 5 in. fragrant waxy white flowers on round cymes.
Pink
White
Fragrant
Showy
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
< 1 inch
Leaves
Up to 4 inch long semi-glossy dark green leaves with dull orange-red fall color
Deciduous
Green
Orange
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Opposite
Ovate
Serrate
3-6 inches
Glossy
1-3 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Deciduous
Rounded
Erect
Spreading
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)
Good Drainage
Moist
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Cottage Garden
Border
Hedge
Mass Planting
Small groups
Specimen
Butterflies
Songbirds
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Image Gallery
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Attributes
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Fruit
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Fruit Description
Red drupes mature to black
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Fruit Color
Black
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Flowers
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Description
Pink buds open to 4 to 5 in. fragrant waxy white flowers on round cymes.
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Color
Pink
White
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Leaves
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Description
Up to 4 inch long semi-glossy dark green leaves with dull orange-red fall color
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Color
Green
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Orange
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Whole Plant Traits
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Cultural Conditions
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Stem
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' Landscape
Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': 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 x carlcephalum 'Cayuga': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
