Viburnum tinus and some of its varieties

Viburnum tinus is a fantastic, versatile evergreen shrub suitable for all gardens, depending on the variety chosen.

Over the years I have been privileged to buy this plant for the garden centre industry and advise and sell it to the public.

Here are some of the varieties I have sold and the key differences between them.

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Viburnum tinus is a species viburnum with high levels of interest, the flowers are pink in bud opening to white and these occur almost non-stop form the end of October through to the following May.  Where the old flowers have been then, they turn into the blue fruit which eventually turned black.  Certainly capable of 10 to 15 feet in height, but I've seen it also used as hedge and kept at six to 8 feet from many years.

Viburnum tinus Eve Price, is one of the most compact forms, capable of reaching 6 foot in the same time that Viburnum tinus would be over 10 foot.  The habit of Eve Price is quite a lot more compact, slightly smaller foliage, pink in bud and opening to various shades of pink and white, again over a hugely long period of time, nearly 6 months in fact.

Viburnum tinus Pink Prelude is a less well-known variety that seems to be almost as compact as Eve Price but slightly more vigorous in form.  The flowers are pink tinged in bud and pink tinged in flower.

Viburnum tinus Gwenllian is almost as vigorous as the straight species and quite open in habit.  That leaves tend to be larger and the flowers are pink tinged but redder in bud and slightly more lax in habit if left uncut.

Viburnum tinus French White is not as vigorous as Gwenllian but more open and vigorous than Eve Price.  The flowers are slightly pink tinged in bud but open to pure white.

Viburnum tinus Bewley`s variety in my humble opinion is the same as Viburnum tinus Variegata which is pale pink in bud and white in flower.  But, I have to say that the fruit stands out the most on this variety against the creamy pale greeny foliage.  This variety certainly stands out during the year with its variegated foliage but during the winter the non-variegated varieties have the best flower display as the pink and white buds and flowers stand out better against the plain green.

Viburnum tinus and its varieties can be grown in the sun and the shade but avoid waterlogged soil.

The more compact varieties are fantastic and a half barrel from many years.

Viburnum is related to honeysuckle and withstands a really good hack from time to time should you feel it has got out of hand, at any stage.

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