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Viburnum × hillieri Stearn

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'Viburnum × hillieri' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/viburnum/viburnum-x-hillieri/). Accessed 2026-05-14.

Family

  • Viburnaceae

Genus

Glossary

clone
Organism arising via vegetative or asexual reproduction.
lax
Loose or open.
sessile
Lacking a stem or stalk.

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'Viburnum × hillieri' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/viburnum/viburnum-x-hillieri/). Accessed 2026-05-14.

Viburnum × hillieri

Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' appeared for the first time as a seedling of V. henryi, which must have been pollinated by a plant of V. erubescens growing nearby. Arboretum of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. 21 March 2021. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

A seedling of V. henryi, which must have been pollinated by a plant of V. erubescens growing nearby. It was raised by Messrs Hillier and described in 1956. The leaves are broader than in V. henryi and the habit more lax. The flowers have a longer tube than in V. henryi, but shorter than in V. erubescens, and are also intermediate in the length of the stamens, which as in V. henryi have distinct filaments, though shorter (in V. erubescens the anthers are almost sessile). See further in Journ. R.H.S., Vol. 81 (1956), pp. 538–40, with figs., and Bot. Mag., n.s., t. 680. The original clone of V. × hillieri has been named ‘Winton’. It received an Award of Merit in 1956.

Viburnum × hillieri

The white ivory panicles of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' which flowers from May to July at Meise Botanic Garden (Acc number 19860242), Belgium. 7 July 2013. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Viburnum × hillieri

Flowers of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' are followed by beautiful bright fruits, as big as those of a gooseberry. Arboretum Kreftenbroeck, Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgium. 9 October 2020. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Viburnum × hillieri

Close up on the ivory white flowers of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton'. Meise Botanic Garden (Acc number 19860242), Belgium. 7 July 2013. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Viburnum × hillieri

The semi-evergreen foliage of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' actually turns copper red during winter months. Arboretum Kreftenbroeck, Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgium. 9 October 2020. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Viburnum × hillieri

The flowers of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' are gathered on ivory white panicles, contrasting well with the dark green foliage. Meise Botanic Garden (Acc number 19860242), Belgium. 7 July 2013. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Viburnum × hillieri

A selection representing the variation in leaf-shape of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' (Arboretum Hof ter Saksen, Belgium – 22 November 2006). Image © Jan De Langhe.

Viburnum × hillieri

Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton' foliage with elongate leaves resembling V. henryi from the same plant at Arboretum Hof ter Saksen, Belgium (22 November 2006). Image © Jan De Langhe.

Viburnum × hillieri

The influence of V. erubescens is obvious in the broadly shaped leaves of Viburnum × hillieri 'Winton', from a plant at Arboretum Hof ter Saksen, Belgium (22 November 2006). Image © Jan De Langhe.

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