Viburnum plant named ‘BLV01’

#Latin name of the genus and species: Viburnum luzonicum.

#Variety denomination: ‘BLV01’.

#The new Viburnum cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program. The inventor grew several unnamed, unpatented Viburnum luzonicum plants and collected seed from the resulting open-pollination. The parent varieties are unidentified. Seed was collected and sown in the Fall of 2002 at a commercial nursery in Independence, La. The inventor planted bulk collected open-pollinated seed, growing seedlings out to the flowering stage.

#The accompanying photograph in FIG. 1 illustrates in full color a typical plant of ‘BLV01’ grown outdoors in a 2 gallon nursery pot, in Loxley, Ala. during Summer.

#FIG. 2 illustrates in full color typical inflorescences of ‘BLV01’. Age of the plant photographed is approximately 2 years.

#The photographs were taken using conventional techniques and although colors may appear different from actual colors due to light reflectance it is as accurate as possible by conventional photographic techniques.

#In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart 2007 except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observations and measurements describe ‘BLV01’ plants grown outdoors at a commercial nursery in Loxley, Ala. under natural lighting. Measurements were taken during Summer of 2017. The plants described were approximately 2 to 3 years old in 3 gallon containers. The growing temperature ranged from 5° C. to 27° C. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plant types. Botanical classification: Viburnum luzonicum ‘BLV01’.

#Time to initiate roots: About 15 to 20 days at approximately 24° C. Root description: Dense density freely branching. Root thickness from thick to thin. White to brown in color, not effectively measured with a color chart. Time to produce a rooted young plant: About 90 days at 24° C.

#Plant type: Deciduous perennial shrub. Age of plant described: Approximately 2 years old. Pot size of plant described: 3 gallon pot. Overall plant shape: Broad globular. Height: 54 cm. Plant spread: 65 cm. Growth rate: Moderate. Plant vigor: Good. Branching characteristics: Opposite. Pinching required. Length of primary lateral branches: 15 to 20 cm. Diameter of lateral branches: 5 to 6 mm. Quantity of lateral branches: About 4 to 6 lateral branches per main branch. Stem: Stem shape.—Round. Stem strength.—Strong. Stem color.—Newest growth near RHS Yellow-Green 147D. Mid season growth near RHS Greyed-Green 197B, moderately covered in lenticels colored near Greyed-Green 196B. Lenticels very small, linear, less than 1 mm high and 2 mm long. Oldest growth colored near Greyed-Green 197B flushed Greyed-Purple N187B. Pubescence.—Velvety pubescence on newest growth. Mid season growth smooth except for lenticels. Oldest growth does not develop bark. Aspect.—Straight, typically occurring at 35° angles. Internode length: Average 4 cm.