Viburnum suspensum

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John J

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Viburnum suspensum
« on: February 06, 2012, 10:51:08 AM »
My Viburnum suspensum is in full flower. It's still quite small so difficult to get the benefit of the fragrance unless you can touch your toes, otherwise it's a hands and knees job. Same problem when it comes to photographing the flowers as they insist on hanging their heads, but if they didn't I guess it would mean a name change as it wouldn't be suspensum anymore. It is very little trouble, gets virtually no irrigation, though being in the shade of several mature trees probably helps. Even when not in flower the glossy green foliage looks cool on a hot day.
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)