Viburnum carlcephalum
Fragrant Snowball
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Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Description
Viburnum×carlcephalum (V. carlesii × V. macrocephalum), common name fragrant snowball, is a hybrid flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), of garden origin. Growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub with heart-shaped leaves often turning red in autumn. Rounded flower-heads composed of many fragrant, tubular white flowers are borne in early summer. Flowering is later than many other deciduous viburnums. The flowers are followed in autumn by insignificant red-black fruits. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Blooming
Blooms tubular flowers followed by ovoid red, blue, or black fruits. Some species produced flowers with fertile central flowers surrounded by sterile ray florets. Many are self incompatible. Fruiting is best when several seedlings of the same species are planted together, allowing cross pollination to occur.
Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Growth
Evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs and some trees. Viburnums do well in sun or part shade. Height varies depending on variety, but one species will grow to approx. 30 ft. tall. Viburnum works well in shrub border or woodland garden. Plants attract wildlife.
Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Planting
Propagate from the seed in fall. Sow in containers in a cold frame or in a seedbed. Can also propagate deciduous plants from greenwood cuttings, and evergreens from semi-ripe cuttings, in summer.
Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Pest
Aphids, weevils, Japanese beetles, tree hoppers, scale insects, and mealybugs. Viburnum is also prone to powdery mildew, downy mildew, rust, wood rot, and gray mold.
Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Interesting facts
The flowers are sometimes fragrant. The fruits are toxic and can cause stomach discomfort upon consumption. Deciduous species color nicely in fall.
Fragrant Snowball (Viburnum carlcephalum) - Soil and irrigation
Most Viburnum species require regular irrigation and will tolerate alkaline and acidic soils.
