Viburnum × rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' ~ Alleghany Viburnum

Viburnum × rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' ~ Alleghany ViburnumAlleghany Viburnum is a fast growing dense multi stemmed deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and leathery wrinkled dark green leaves. Large flat clusters of creamy white flowers bloom in spring and give way to bright red berries that mature to black in fall. Flowers best with full sun and moist, lightly acidic well drained soils. Foliage is evergreen in the South. Type: Shrub Origins: V. lantana x V. rhytidophyllum Hybrid Height: 8' 10' Spread: 8 10'

Alleghany Viburnum is a fast-growing dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and leathery wrinkled dark green leaves.  Large flat clusters of creamy white flowers bloom in spring and give way to bright red berries that mature to black in fall.  Flowers best with full sun and moist, lightly acidic well-drained soils.  Foliage is evergreen in the South. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Prune immediately as needed after flowering- flower buds start in summer.   Pruned stems will not have fruit display.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Elderberry, Joe Pye Weed, Aster

IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Viburnum x rhytido Alleghany 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Viburnum x rhytido Alleghany 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3)Photo by David J. Stang, Viburnum x rhytidophylloides Alleghany 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Viburnum x rhytidophylloides Alleghany 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown