Biology:Viburnum × burkwoodii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. × burkwoodii
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| Binomial name | |
| Viburnum × burkwoodii Burkwood & Skipwith
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Viburnum × burkwoodii, the Burkwood viburnum, is a hybrid flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae). It is a cross of garden origin between V. carlesii and V. utile, grown for its early, strongly scented flowers.[1]
Growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall and broad, V. × burkwoodii is a deciduous shrub with glossy, dark green oval leaves on well-branching, stiff stems. The sweetly scented flowers are pinkish white, borne in spring, and followed later in the season by red fruits ripening to black.[1]
The specific epithet burkwoodii refers to the 19th century hybridisers, Arthur and Albert Burkwood.[2]
Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which ‘Mohawk’[3] and 'Park Farm Hybrid'[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Viburnum × burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/50996/i-Viburnum-i-×-i-burkwoodii-i-Mohawk/Details. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Viburnum × burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89151/Viburnum-x-burkwoodii-Park-Farm-Hybrid/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q3502059 entry
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