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''Viburnum grandiflorum'', variously called the cranberry bush, flowering viburnum, grand viburnum, and Himalayan viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Viburnaceae Adoxaceae, commonly known as moschatel family, is a small family of flowering plants in the order Dipsacales, now consisting of five genera and about 150–200 species. They are characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rar ...
, native to the Himalayan region. It grows in open forests. A sparse shrub or gnarled tree reaching , it has showy pink flowers larger than the typical viburnum, and red to black fruit, which are edible. It is hardy to USDA zone 6a. The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, as is a putative form, ''Viburnum grandiflorum'' f.''foetens'', the stinking Himalayan viburnum, and a number of cultivars, including 'DeOirsprong', 'Desmond Clarke', and 'Snow White'.


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grandiflorum Flora of Pakistan Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Nepal Flora of West Himalaya Flora of Tibet Flora of Assam (region) Plants described in 1830 {{Dipsacales-stub