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Questions and Answers: 2020

Question: Last fall I planted a dormant shrub that was sold as a native species of Viburnum. Now it's blooming and …

  • Question

    Last fall I planted a dormant shrub that was sold as a native species of Viburnum. Now it's blooming and I don't know what I have or where it's from.

    Answer

    Dear jfc, good morning. It looks like a member of the Celastraceae. Our naturalized species of Euonymus (spindle-tree) have 4-merous flowers (note that yours is five). Based on this, it may be Euonymus obovatus, which is a shrub sold in the nursery trade.