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Guelder rose
Plant
Viburnum opulus
Also known as: Viburnum
As it tends to spread, a controllable variety for the garden is Viburnum opulus 'Compactum', which colours well in September. It grows up to 1.5 metres tall and wide.
You'll find several other kinds of non-native viburnum for sale in plant centres, both evergreen and deciduous, and most find favour with birds because of their berries.
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' is an evergreen and has dense dark green foliage, flowering over a long period from late winter to spring.
The pink flower buds open to tiny, star-shaped white flowers, carried in flattened heads, followed by small dark blue-black fruits. It can also be grown as an informal hedge and is tolerant of a fair amount of shade.
Animals that benefit
- Guelder rose berries are popular with bullfinches and mistle thrushes