Viburnum X bodnantense 'Dawn' ☼full sun/part shade ❅hardy ★award

• 19 Feb, 2013
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Preferred common namearrowwood 'Dawn'
FamilyAdoxaceae

Viburnum can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with opposite, simple or palmately lobed leaves and clusters of small, often fragrant white or pink flowers, followed by red, blue or black berries

'Dawn' is a strong-growing large deciduous shrub of upright growth, with dark green, ovate leaves and clusters of scented, light pink and white flowers opening from autumn to spring, from red buds

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How to growSunlight
Full sun Part shade Aspect
North-facing, East-facing, South-facing or West-facing
Sheltered or Exposed
Cultivation
Grows well in most moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils
Soil
Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Clay, Loam, Sand or Chalk
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
Flower borders and beds or Low Maintenance

How to carePruning
Pruning group 8. Tolerates hard renovative pruning

Pests
Generally pest free
Diseases
May be affected by a leaf spot
CharacteristicsPlant type
Shrub

Habit
Bushy

Fragrance
Flower

Toxicity
The fruit can cause a mild stomach upset if ingested

ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFlower
Pink and White in Autumn, Spring and Winter

Foliage
Dark Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

SizeUltimate height
1.5-2.5 metres

Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
10-20 years