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Viburnum carlesii 'Marlou'

 

Koreanspice Viburnum 'Marlou'

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..A hardy new shrub, 'Marlou' is a deciduous shrub with dark green leaves that turn to lovely shades of brown-purple in Autumn before they fall. The clusters of fragrant flowers in Spring are white to pale pink

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plant Features
  • Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Koreanspice Viburnum 'Marlou'

Latin name

Viburnum carlesii 'Marlou'

type

Shrub

family

Adoxaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Koreanspice Viburnum Marlou is 2.00meters x 2.00meters 2.00 M 2.00 M

Viburnum carlesii 'Marlou'

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..A hardy new shrub, 'Marlou' is a deciduous shrub with dark green leaves that turn to lovely shades of brown-purple in Autumn before they fall. The clusters of fragrant flowers in Spring are white to pale pink


Flowering Season

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Viburnum carlesii 'Marlou' has large clusters of sweetly scented white/pale pink flowers in spring.

 

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.

 
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