Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
Bodnant Viburnum 'Dawn'
There are very many different Viburnum, and most are relatively easy to grow. They can be deciduous or evergreen, most flower in Spring, and the clusters of usually fragrant flowers followed by berries, and often good Autumn leaf colours. 'Dawn' is a large deciduous variety with beautiful clusters of scented pale pink flowers often followed by black/blue fruits. The leaves are a dark green in colour and oval in shape.
Contributed by @cnash
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Bodnant Viburnum 'Dawn'
Latin name
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Adoxaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
There are very many different Viburnum, and most are relatively easy to grow. They can be deciduous or evergreen, most flower in Spring, and the clusters of usually fragrant flowers followed by berries, and often good Autumn leaf colours. 'Dawn' is a large deciduous variety with beautiful clusters of scented pale pink flowers often followed by black/blue fruits. The leaves are a dark green in colour and oval in shape.
Flowering Season
From Mid Autumn TO Early Spring
Beautiful clusters of scented pale pink flowers often followed by black/blue fruits.
Planting Outdoors spring
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out pot grown plants in growing position either in the spring or autumn.
Planting Outdoors autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant out pot grown plants in growing position either in the spring or autumn.
Propagation by 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.