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European Snowball Viburnum Bush - 3 Gallon Pot

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European Snowball Viburnum Bush – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $79.97.Current price is: $55.98.

SKU: D2LSC 0709687109 Categories: SHRUBS & BUSHES, Snowball Bushes

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European Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus ‘Sterilis’ – synonym ‘Roseum’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 10-12′

Width at Maturity: 10-12′

Spacing: 6-8′ for solid hedge; 14’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Broad, Rounded

Growth Rate: Moderate, Fast

Flower Color: Apple Green fades to White

Flower Size: 8-12″ clusters

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: Single

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Dry when established

Soil pH: 5.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Insect

Description

Probably the oldest known Viburnum dating back to the 1500’s, when it was named ‘Sambucus Rose’, the European Snowball Viburnum is an extremely cold hardy selection that is prized for the LOADS of 3-inch diameter snowball-shaped flower clusters that emerge apple green and turn to pure white in mid to late spring. The flowers are so pretty that there’s a high demand for them within the floral industry, which means they are great for cutting and display in your favorite vase. The flowers are sterile so there are no fruits and seedlings to worry about. Attractive, 3-lobe maple-like leaves turn to red and yellow shades in fall adding to the overall appeal of this wonderful plant. Growing up to 12 feet tall and equally as wide, lower branches can be removed to form an attractive and colorful small tree. Another common name for the European snowball is the Guelder Rose, which refers to its origins in Gelderland, Netherlands.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 10 to 12 feet tall and 10 to 12 feet wide at maturity, the European Snowball Viburnum can be grown as a large shrub or lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive small tree ideal for use as an eye-catching specimen or grouping in landscape and flowering shrub borders. Also useful to frame corners, accentuate entryways, or as espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall) in home foundation plantings. A fine addition to cut flower gardens, white theme gardens, cottage gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Growing Preferences

Viburnum is very easy to grow in most any average, moist but well drained soil and full sun to part shade. It prefers a loamy soil of average fertility. As with so many other ornamental plants, it does not like constantly soggy or wet conditions. Very drought tolerant when established and we’ve seen no serious pest or disease problems. Deer haven’t touched it in our gardens. For best flowering, at least 5 hours of direct sunlight per day is suggested. Responds very well to pruning for shaping, size control and tree forming. Prune as needed immediately after flowering.

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