Slabs of fat help give Viburnum tinus its gleam. By Veronique Greenwood Big, leafy viburnum bushes have lined yards in the United States and Europe for decades — their domes of blossoms have an ...

Instead of relying solely on pigments, the metallic blue fruits of Viburnum tinus use structural color to reflect blue light, a mechanism rarely seen in plants. Researchers show that the fruits use ...

Every season brings new mysteries as well as its delights. A couple of years ago it was the exceptional spring flowering of that common shrub the laurustinus, Viburnum tinus. The bushes were as ...

This image shows the drupe fruits of the Viburnum tinus plant. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...

Winter is a great time to take stock of the garden. Are there aging plants that need replacing? Do you have an open area for a large, attractive shrub? Are you thinking about planting a hedge to ...

The aim of this work was to determine the long-term response of growth, leaf morphology and gas exchange of three widely grown shrubs to the level of irradiance. To this purpose, one-year-old uniform ...

Want a low-maintenance, easy-to-grow shrub that provides beauty and form, in winter and beyond? Check out dogwood, viburnum and enkianthus. When the garden is sleeping its way through winter, dogwood ...

The ever-reliable Viburnum tinus "Eve Price" has been described as a nice cheery addition to the winter garden. Which, in many ways it is. It's evergreen, has pink flower buds that slowly open to ...

We have a vast palette of plants to choose from for our Northwest gardens, and in many cases they come from the same genus. The genus Pinus, for instance, includes Eastern white, Japanese white, red, ...

Over the next few weeks, if you notice a delicious fragrance in a park or garden, chances are you’ve strolled past a viburnum. This unassuming shrub produces beautiful scent on even the coldest, ...