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All That Glitters® Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum (vy-BUR-num DEEM-ee-eye)

Family: Viburnaceae Unknown Shrub (3-15 ft)

All That Glitters® viburnum is a cultivar especially bred to meet the smaller scale of a residential landscape. It must be planted with All That Glows® viburnum as a reciprocal pollinizer for berry production. Viburnum Glitters & Glows® is the marketing name given to nursery material in which both All That Glitters® and All That Glows® are planted in the same pot and sold as a single plant. This viburnum grows 4-6 feet tall, has very glossy leaves and a dense rounded habit. The white flowers appear in clusters in May-June and are followed by blue drupes in the summer to fall that the birds enjoy. Plant in moist well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. Use in the pollinator garden, in shrub borders, foundation plantings or small groups. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common pests and diseases.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 59 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub (3-15 ft) Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0)
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 deamii All That Glows® 'SMVDBL'
Fills a similar niche Viburnum davidii Viburnum deamii All That Glows® 'SMVDBL' Viburnum obovatum 'Raulston Hardy'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Erect; Rounded
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green; Red/Burgundy
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf margin
Crenate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Very glossy green oval leaves with wavy toothed margins. Spring growth is red-tinged. Fall color is bronzy to purplish. 2-3 inches long and 1-3 inches wide.
Fall color
Brown/Copper; Purple/Lavender
Flower color
White
Flower form
Cyme
Flower shape
Star
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
Tiny creamy white 5-petaled flowers with yellow stamens in dense cymes up to 3 inches across in May-June
Bloom time
Spring; Summer
Fruit color
Blue
Fruit type
Drupe
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Fruit detail
Blue berry-like drupes in summer-fall
Stem color
Brown/Copper; Gray/Silver
Stem detail
Gray-brown stems with white lenticels.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Deer resistant. Attracts pollinators and birds
Attracts
Bees; Butterflies; Songbirds
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall; Summer
Fruit type
Drupe
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn
Landscape theme
Butterfly Garden; Children's Garden; Cottage Garden; Pollinator Garden
Design feature
Border; Foundation Planting; Small groups
Garden tags
#deer resistant #showy flowers #white flowers #shrub #pollinator plant #bird friendly #foundation planting #nectar plant late spring #butterfly friendly #full sun tolerant #partial shade tolerant #bee friendly #hedge #pollinizer #bat friendly #moth friendly
Problems & Resistance
Other problems
Purple Mite
Resistant to
Deer; Urban Conditions

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.