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still no flowers on my Viburnum
ann millington
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When I bought this tiny shrub about 4-5 years ago it was in flower. Not a single flower or flowerbud since. I have not pruned for fear of cutting off the wrong bits. It is in light shade in fairly clayish soil, but Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pieris etc all do well.
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Which Viburnum is it?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Well, most viburnum are pretty rampant flowerers and are not fussy about soil. However, you name three well known lime haters doing very well. I wonder if your soil is extremely acidic. I grow several viburnum on alkaline clay and there's no stopping them. Is it growing vigorously but not flowering or just failing to thrive generally?
Which viburnum is it? There are so many species! Do you have a photo?
I'm guessing it's this one
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/non-flowering-viburnum/991212.html
Billericay - Essex
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Yep that's the one. I have not touched it since last summer . V.Tinus it probably is. I may just dig it up. I hate throwing out healthy plants ( even unhealthy ones usually get to stay indoors for a bit of TLC) but it is taking up a good 6ft of my garden.
Any chance you could take another photo of this shrub but further out so the full form could be seen? They should be forming flowers from end of last year. The link did look like Viburnum Tinus, but the leaves looked extremely glossy but that could be time of day when originally taken. Just seems odd that at 6ft it's never flowered.
Sorry for the delay.. I broke my ankle!
Sorry to hear about your ankle, hope you are much better. The second photo is more of a mystery if it's recent. It doesn't look 6 feet in height here, unless the leaves are larger. Looking at the habit, it somehow looks a bit like a type of Elaeagnus to me, but I'm no expert on those shrubs, so let's see what others think.
Last edited: 08 February 2018 20:14:35
Definitely Viburnum. It was in flower the first year that I bought it. 6' was obviously a bit of an exaggeration, sorry, but it was written without my going out there ( ankle) and had obviously grown in my memory. It's about 4' actually, but thank you for you reply.
I would wait till late spring and then give it a light prune. Try to avoid feeding it any high nitrogen feeds. The leaves look so lush and green, which usually is a good sign, but in your case, where are the flowers... Let's hope you see some blooms forming in late autumn.