Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian') | Shrubs and Sub-shrubs | Plants

Laurustinus

Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'

Common Name: Laurustinus
Genus: Viburnum
Species: tinus
Cultivar: 'Gwenllian'

Category: Shrubs and Sub-shrubs
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Makes a good hedge, Provides winter colour, Has interesting/colourful ornamental fruit, Long flowering period
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit

Hardiness: Hardy	Height: 3.00 m (300 cm)
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade	Spread: 3.00 m (300 cm)

Foliage Type: Evergreen	Flower Colour: Pink, White
Foliage Colour: Green	Flowering Period: January to April

Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained

Other features: the fruits can cause a mild stomach-ache if ingested

The dark green leaves of this laurustinus provide a dense backdrop against which ornamental plants can be more easily seen. A reliable evergreen shrub that thrives in sun or partial shade it produces masses of pink-flushed white flowers opening from dark pink buds from December to April followed by a profusion of dark blue-black fruit.
Garden care: Remove any over-vigorous shoots that threaten the shape of established specimens in early summer cutting them well back to within the plant's outline