Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
Laurustinus 'Gwenllian'
Viburnum tinus - or Laurustinus - is an evergreen Winter-flowering viburnum, that bears flowers from mid Winter to mid Spring (depending on the cultivar). 'Gwenllian' flowers are starry white and fragrant clusters from pink buds in late Winter, and usually followed by blue-black berries. It is a reliable plant, once established, whether in sun or shade.
Contributed by @emihjay
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Laurustinus 'Gwenllian'
Latin name
Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
type
Evergreen Flowering Shrub
family
Adoxaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.50 M
2.50 M
Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
Viburnum tinus - or Laurustinus - is an evergreen Winter-flowering viburnum, that bears flowers from mid Winter to mid Spring (depending on the cultivar). 'Gwenllian' flowers are starry white and fragrant clusters from pink buds in late Winter, and usually followed by blue-black berries. It is a reliable plant, once established, whether in sun or shade.
Planting Season spring
From Early Spring TO Late Autumn
Plant out pot grown plants in growing position either in the spring or autumn. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. Plant Viburnum shrubs at the same depth as they were planted in their pots. Backfill the planting hole and water well to settle the soil.
Propagation by Softwood Cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Flowering
From Mid Winter TO Mid Spring
Viburnum tinus is a Winter-flowering shrub, and, depending on the cultivar, blooms between mid Winter and mid Spring
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