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'Emerald Triumph' Viburnum

Viburnum (vy-BUR-num)

Family: Viburnaceae Unknown Shrub (3-15 ft)

'Emerald Triumph' is a cross between Viburnum ' Allegheny' and V. burejaeticum and is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. This cultivar tolerates clay soils better than other viburnums. It has a compact habit reaching a mature size of 6'-8' tall and wide. In spring showy clusters of creamy white flowers appear and are followed by red drupes that turn black in fall. Fruit production is better if other viburnums are nearby. Plant in well-drained clay to sandy loams in full sun to partial shade. It prefers moist soil but is somewhat drought tolerant once established. Use this shrub as a foundation plant, in shrub borders, as a hedge, a specimen or in groups. Butterflies are attracted to the flowers and birds will eat the drupes in winter once they have softened by a freeze-thaw cycle. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases. More information on Viburnum lantana .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 57 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Often confused with Viburnum burejaeticum
Fills a similar niche Viburnum burejaeticum Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum
Native alternatives Viburnum rafinesqueanum

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand; Shallow Rocky
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in. | Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Rounded
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Elliptical; Oblong
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf feel
Glossy; Leathery
Leaf value
Showy
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Opposite, simple, oblong to elliptical, 3 to 6 inches long leathery green leaves turn bronze to dark red in fall
Fall color
Brown/Copper; Red/Burgundy
Flower color
White
Flower value
Showy
Flower form
Cyme
Flower shape
Star
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
Clusters of flowers appear mid to late spring on flat-topped 3" cymes. Individual small white flowers have 5 petals and long stamens.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit color
Black; Blue; Red/Burgundy
Fruit type
Drupe
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Fruit detail
Drupes start off red and mature to blue-black by fall.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
Non-native hybrid
Wildlife value
Flowers attract butterflies. Birds will eat the fruits.
Attracts
Butterflies; Songbirds
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall
Fruit type
Drupe
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden
Design feature
Accent; Border; Foundation Planting; Hedge; Mass Planting; Small groups; Specimen
Garden tags
#flowers late spring #deciduous shrub #deciduous #showy flowers #clay soils tolerant #white flowers #blue fruits #fall interest #black fruits #fruits fall #butterfly friendly #specimen #foundation planting #bird friendly #flowers mid-spring #hedge #compact #bat friendly #moth friendly
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Aphids on Ornamental Landscape Plants; Soft Scale Identification and Management on Ornamental Plants
Other problems
Purple Mite

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.