''Viburnum'' × ''bodnantense'', the Bodnant viburnum, is a

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flowering plant

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s of garden origin. They originate in a cross between '' V. farreri'' and '' V. grandiflorum'' made by Charles Puddle, head gardener to Lord Aberconway at

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, Wales around 1935. The most famous selection, 'Dawn', is a substantial

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shrub growing to tall by broad. In winter and early spring the bare branches are clothed with fragrant pink blooms, and later by narrow, heavily veined oval leaves. These turn bright red in autumn, and are often accompanied by small globose red fruits. Though hardy down to , like all early-flowering shrubs the flowers can be affected by late frost – which in turn affects the production of fruit. This shrub requires a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade, in soil that stays moist. The cultivars 'Dawn', 'Deben' and 'Charles Lamont' are recipients of the

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. According to the Plant List, ''Viburnum'' × ''bodnantense'' is an unresolved name, meaning that it has not yet been accredited as a valid botanical name or synonym.

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