Guelder Rose Hedge Plants

Viburnum opulus: Bareroot Hedging Plants

Delivered by Mail Order Direct from our Nursery with a Year Guarantee

Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, is one of Britain's most beautiful native shrubs, often used in a mixed country hedge. The flowers are quite unique, with a ring of dainty little smooth star shaped flowers rising above a bed of even smaller, bud-like blooms. The smaller flowers will ripen into blood-red fruit in time for the autumn display. The large, three lobed leaves (like a maple, which has more lobes) colour up in autumn with a jumble of pink, yellow & red tones (depending on the soil) that bleed together in a rough, rustic manner. It can grow to about 5 metres high.

It is a natural companion to Viburnum lantana in a mixed hedge, and we grow two more ornamental varieties that can also make good hedges, Viburnum bodnantense Dawn and the evergreen Viburnum tinus Eve Price.
Browse our selection of native hedging or see our full range of hedging plants.

Guelder Rose hedge plants are only delivered bareroot, during winter (Nov-March).

Choosing a size: When you are ordering plants for a hedge, we recommend smaller plants if you are not in a rush. They are cheaper and easier to handle than large plants, and will give you a bushy hedge with little effort.

Features

• Good for mixed country hedges.
• Almost any soil, happy in quite wet conditions.
• Very shade tolerant, but needs sun to flower well.
• White flowers in May-July
• Red fruit & nice warm autumn colours.
• Height: To 5m
• Excellent for wildlife.
• RHS Plants for Pollinators
• Bareroot Delivery Only Nov-March

Growing Guelder Rose

In the wild, it is often found in dappled woodland shade, but it needs full sun to give you the best show of flowers. It will grow pretty much anywhere, including shady sites under large trees and chalky soils. It prefers a moist soil and will tolerate periods of waterlogging.

As a specimen shrub, it will need little attention, just prune out the oldest stems from time to time.

Spacing a Guelder Rose hedge:

Standard country hedging: plant at 3 per metre, 33cm apart in a single row, or 6 per metre in a staggered double row, which has a W shape viewed top-down.

Viburnum opulus in your Garden

It makes an excellent mixed hedge plant, typically with hawthorn to provide thorns and more strength.

Given full sun, it is a fine, low maintenance ornamental shrub for any garden.