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February 5, 2006 : Viburnum ×bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

Keywords: Adoxaceae | Viburnum ×bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' | 30069-5409-1992

Viburnum ×bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

This sweet-scented, winter-flowering viburnum is not named after the director of a number of Abbott and Costello films. Instead, the name honours a former assistant curator in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The Royal Horticultural Society's account for Viburnum ×bodnantense tells the story.

Photography resource link: Subject Matter and Print Size, an essay by Alain Briot for The Luminous Landscape (part of his Reflections on Photography and Art series).

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at February 5, 2006 1:25 AM

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Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' - Z7 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' - Z7-8 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' - 'flowers are remarkably frost-resistant and provide a cheering sight on a cold winter's day' - Hillier Manual of Trees & Shrubs', 2002

Posted by: Beverley at February 5, 2006 7:37 AM

I love your photos, Daniel. This one is exquisite! the DOF and the dark background really focus on the viburnum flower. Viburnums are some of my favorite garden shrubs... no garden should be w/o at least one viburnum.

Posted by: Maureen at February 5, 2006 12:25 PM

Thanks Maureen - this is a plant I keep on trying photograph every year, and I still haven't managed a capture I'm 100% happy with, but that's alright - it just keeps me trying again and again.

Posted by: Daniel Mosquin Author Profile Page at February 6, 2006 1:06 PM

Said to be like 'Dawn' but "purer pink" (HILLIER MANUAL).

Posted by: Ron B at February 6, 2006 11:35 PM

Please share your comments about the photograph(s) and accompanying write-up. Telling a story about the subject of the photograph(s) is also much appreciated! If you have a gardening question, the best place to ask is on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums. Thank you!

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