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Viburnum bodnantense
Found this flowering shrub in several gardens in the same neighbourhood of Victoria, BC. They have a sweet fragrance, and I was told by someone that they bloom in Winter.
Spotted on Feb 12, 2013
Submitted on Feb 25, 2013
3 Comments
That is a common one, but I think it has a light pink bloom and this looks more like cherry to me. Since there were several in gardens, it is probably a popular local species. Photo of leaf ? would be helpful, but number of viburnums makes it hard to be sure. :)
I agree that this is a Viburnum of some sort. Many of the Asian species and cultivars are early bloomers and fragrant. My best guess is that this is:
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
Looks like it is a viburnum. They can be quite fragrant and bloom in clusters. :)