Viburnum tinus Anvi

Common Name: Viburnum ‘Anvi’ (a selection of Viburnum tinus, also known as Laurustinus)

Description:
Viburnum ‘Anvi’ is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its prolific flowering and year-round appeal. It produces abundant clusters of delicate pinkish-white blossoms that begin in early spring and may continue sporadically into autumn, filling the garden with a light, sweet fragrance. The glossy, dark-green leaves provide a lush background while attractive blue-black berries follow the flowers in late summer, adding seasonal interest.

Ideal for Melbourne gardens, ‘Anvi’ thrives in full sun to part shade and tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils. It forms a neat, upright to slightly spreading habit and is perfect for hedging, screening, or as a structural specimen. Mature size is typically 1.5–2 m high and 0.75–1 m wide after a decade. The cultivar is hardy, low-maintenance, and well-suited to temperate coastal and suburban environments.

Form:

• Shrub – Medium

• Shrub – Clumping / Mounding

• Suitable for Hedging / Screening

• Suitable as Specimen Plant

Mature Size:

• Height: 1.5–2 m

• Width: 0.75–1 m

• Can reach up to 2 m within 10 years

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• May continue into Summer and Autumn

Flower Colour:

• White to soft pink clusters

Fruit Colour:

• Metallic blue-black berries

Key Attributes:

• Evergreen

• Perennial

• Fragrant flowers

• Suitable for hedging, screening, specimen use

• Drought tolerant once established

• Frost hardy (to light frost)

• Low-maintenance

• Winter to autumn flowering season

• Berry-producing for wildlife attraction

Toxicity:

• Not known to be toxic to humans or pets

Companion Plants:

• Camellia spp. – for layered, year-long bloom interest

• Hellebores – underplant for early-season display

• Daphne – for spring fragrance and colour contrast

• Liriope or low grasses – groundcover beneath for neat structure