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Adoxaceae
Chinese Snowball
Viburnum macrocephalum
Purity and abundance.
- Family
- Adoxaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 8-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, moist
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flower heads can grow to the size of a basketball, reaching up to 8 inches in diameter.
- The blooms start lime green and gradually transition to pure white as they mature.
- The species name 'macrocephalum' means 'large-headed,' referring to the enormous flower clusters.
- The sterile cultivated form produces only showy flowers and no berries, putting all energy into blooms.
- It has been cultivated in Chinese gardens for centuries and was introduced to the West in the 1840s.
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