SCIENTIFIC NAME: Viburnum × juddii

COMMON NAME: Judd Viburnum

GARDEN SIZE: 6-8 feet tall x 6-10 feet wide

GROWTH RATE: Moderate

USDA ZONE: 4-8

EXPOSURE: Full sun to Part shade

WATER & SOIL: Prefers average, well-drained soils. Tolerates a range of soil types. Requires regular watering after planting, but is drought tolerant once established.

HABIT (FORM): Rounded, dense, spreading

FOLIAGE: Deciduous; Dark green ovate to elliptic leaves that turn burgundy purple to red in fall

FLOWERS: Sweetly fragrant white flowers in hemispherical clusters (3.5 inches wide) bloom in April. Berry-like drupes ripen from red to black in late summer to early fall.

PLANT ORIGIN: Hybrid

WILDLIFE SUPPORT: May provide some nesting sites and shelter for birds and small mammals, but does not serve as much of a host for local insects and wildlife. May provide food for insects in the spring.

FERTILIZING: Apply evergreen fertilizer in the spring and fall.

PRUNING: Minimal pruning recommended. If pruning is needed, hand pruning is suggested for best results.

TOXICITY FLAGS: Generally considered non-toxic to dogs, cats, and horses.

USES: Specimen, Screening, Foundation Planting