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Adoxaceae
Fragrant Snowball
Viburnum × carlcephalum
Sweetness and nostalgia.
- Family
- Adoxaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
- Native to
- Hybrid origin (garden origin)
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The 5-inch spherical flower clusters are among the most intensely fragrant of all spring-blooming shrubs, with a sweet spicy scent.
- Buds open pink and gradually turn pure white, so a bush in mid-bloom displays both colors simultaneously.
- This hybrid was created by crossing Viburnum carlesii with V. macrocephalum, combining the best fragrance with the largest flower heads.
- The genus Viburnum contains over 150 species found on every continent except South America, Australia, and Antarctica.
- In the Victorian language of flowers, viburnum symbolized thoughts of heaven.
Color meanings
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tenderness
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memories of spring