Moschatel family, Adoxaceae
Origin: central and western China
Habitat in the original area: mountains and shrubs in the altitude over 700 metres above sea level
Habitus: An evergreen shrub growing to the height of several metres. The branches grow straight up; they are thick and densely tomentose.
Leaf: The oblong, pointed, lanceolate leaves have a wrinkled structure. The dark green colour on the upper side contrasts with the greyish layer of star-shaped trichomes on the lower side.
Bloom, fruit: From May to June, it blooms with creamy white blossoms which are unpleasantly smelly. They are of the same size and are arranged in flat or slightly convex inflorescences. Long stamens protrude from the blossoms. The drupes are oval, their colour is from red to black.
Interesting fact: In Prague in 1955, Josef Vik cultivated a hybrid from this species which got called Prague Viburnum (V. pragense) and which has significantly smaller leaves.
