Chicago Lustre Viburnum

Categories: Large Shrubs (Deciduous), Plants, Shrubs

Chicago Lustre Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum ‘Chicago Lustre’)A striking garden shrub with showy flat-topped clusters of creamy white flowers in spring followed by masses of bluish-black berries; lustrous leaves turn a good fall color, rugged and adaptable, ideal for the garden or as a natural hedge

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

10 feet

Average Landscape Width:

10 feet

Growth Rate:

medium

Genus:

Viburnum

Species:

dentatum

Cultivar:

Synnesvedt

Flower Color:

cream

Flower Period:

in late spring

Summer Foliage Color:

forest green

Fall Color:

dark purple

Minimum Light:

partial shade

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

upright spreading

Canopy:

leggy

Pruning:

prune after flowering

Pollution Tolerance:

high

Other Species Names:

Arrowwood

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Ornamental Features

Chicago Lustre Viburnum is covered in stunning creamy white flat-top flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. The royal blue fruits are held in abundance in spectacular clusters from early to late fall. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The serrated oval leaves turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Chicago Lustre Viburnum is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Planting & Growing

Chicago Lustre Viburnum will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.

Chicago Lustre Viburnum

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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Chicago Lustre Viburnum

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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