Viburnum Caprifoliaceae Snowball, European Cranberry Bush
An ornamental shrub. Most varieties are deciduous, and are valued for their heavy flower clusters, fragrance, autumnal color, and attractive fruit. Sizes and colors of flowers vary.
carlesi—Korean snowball—Fragrant pink buds that open as white flowers about the same time the foliage appears.
davidi—About three feet tall with handsome crinkled leaves sharply creased at the veins. Small clusters of white flowers in June; blue fruit in the fall.
nanum—A real dwarf popular for low hedges and rock gardens. It is strictly ornamental, with no flowers or fruit.
CARE. Any soil is acceptable. Moisture required. Hardy.
PROPAGATION. Stratified seeds, cuttings (hardwood or green wood under glass), layers, grafting.
SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens, hedges, specimens.