Beautiful, glossy foliage and consistent ornamental character.

Viburnum Chicago Lustre®

Super glossy leaves and great fall color make this a wonderful addition to any foundation or mixed border.

An excellent clonal selection of a versatile landscape shrub, with beautiful glossy foliage and consistent ornamental character. Foliage Glossy, medium green to dark green, with short, pubescent petioles. Flowers Creamy white, 3" to 3 1/z" in diameter, mid- to late June. Fruit Dark metallic blue to blue-black clusters of berries, September to October. Fall Color Insignificant. Occasionally light yellow with orange tints. Excellent in shrub borders, groupings, hedges and screens or naturalized with native ornamentals to attract wildlife during fruit set.

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Who Am I?

Common Name

Chicago Lustre arrowwood viburnum
Botanical Name

Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt'
Origin

Selected from the collections of The Morton Arboretum by Ralph Synnestvedt, Sr. of the Synnestvedt Nursery Company, Round Lake, Illinois.

Cultural Details

Bloom Time

Spring
Size

10-12' tall by 8-10' wide in 10 years
Hardiness Zone

3-8
Light

Full sun
Soil

Adaptable to a broad spectrum of soils
Moisture

Drought tolerant, avoid extremely wet sites.
Disease & Pests

None known
Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, mass plantings, commercial landscapes, naturalized plantings
Propagation

Softwood Cuttings