Viburnum cinnamomifolium Burkwood & Skipwith growing slowly into a stately

growing slowly into a stately shade tree of forty to sixty feet or more

Over time this cheerful wildflower has traveled far beyond the prairie to become a beloved garden perennial the world over

spicebush is a three-season native with an outsized ecological return

and where more than one plant grows to allow cross-pollination

Viburnum cinnamomifolium Burkwood & Skipwith growing slowly into a statelyThe cinnamon leaf viburnum is one of the great broadleaf evergreens of the genus, a substantial, dignified shrub from the mountain forests of western China, where mist gathers in the valleys and plants grow with quiet endurance. The species name cinnamomifolium means leaves like cinnamon, for the large, glossy, deeply triple veined leaves that echo those of a true cinnamon tree, tooled and leathery as fine bookbinding. This is a plant that holds the