Evergreen viburnums: These easy-to-grow species are popular for their attractive foliage and winter flowers

摘要

There are some 150 species of Viburnum, and around half are evergreen. Many are valued for their winter flowers. All are easy shrubs to grow on any soil - they succeed in sun or partial shade, are frost-hardy and make excellent structure plants. Of the evergreens, V. tinus, originally known as laurustinus, was introduced to gardens in the 16th century from the Mediterranean region. Like many Mediterranean plants it is a survivor, tolerant not only of inhospitable conditions and poor soil, but also of the cold and wet British winter.