10 Graines Viorne à feuilles ridées, Viburnum rhytidophyllum

VIORNE with wrinkled leaves, viburnum rhytidophyllum |

VIORNE with wrinkled leaves (Viburnum rhytidophyllum) is a shrub ornament Originally from China (Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan.)

10 seeds - foliage: persistent - rusticity: - 20 ° C - cold stratification 3 months before sowing

The wrinkled viorne is a 3 to 5 meter high shrub. Its Persistent Leaves measure 15 to 20 CM and are of crevassed texture hence the name given to the species.The Flowers Hermaphrodites come in the form ofumbels white or slightly pink. The Fruits are red drupes turning black at maturity. His Pollen is allergenic. The hair of its leaves can irritate the skin. Its fruits are appreciated by birds, but not edible for humans1. The wrinkled leaves is used in Horticulture for its persistent foliage and its great rusticity. It was crossed with Viburnum Lantana to give Viburnum x rhytidophylloides.

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