Viburnum x burkwoodii Feather reed Grass With expert advice from Kew

With expert advice from Kew bulb expert Richard Wilford and the Kew Gardens team

A biennial best treated as an annual

It is a dramatic tall plant with long stems with clouds of small purple flowers

Flowers from early summer and often into late March

If you trim back the flower stems after flowering the plant will reward you with another flower stem before setting seed to start future generations

Viburnum x burkwoodii Feather reed Grass With expert advice from KewSo beautifully fragrant, Viburnum x burwoodii (Burkwood Viburnum) is a multi stemmed upright shrub that has glossy dark green leaves that change to shades of maroon in autumn. In mid spring this attractive plant stars with red to dark pink flower buds that ultimately open to masses of small white flowers tinged every so softly with pink that are like snowballs on the stems that are about 6cm in diameter. These beautiful flowers last for approximately