Viburnum × carlcephalum
Carlcephalum Viburnum

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Pink;white (Small flowers are pink in bud, opening to white; fragrant and in snowball-like cymes (5-6" wide); May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Gray-green foliage in summer); Red-Violet (Reddish-purple fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Red;black (Fruits are drupes, red, changing to black; not overly ornamental)
 Ultimate Height:
6-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-10 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but is adaptable
 Range:
Hybrid origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, broad ovate, 5-6" long, and irregularly dentate.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 354
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Groupings 211
  • Hedge 277
  • Specimen 630

    • Additional Information

    This viburnum is an open, rounded shrub known for its snowball-like clusters of fragrant, white flowers in May.

    1 Viburnum × carlcephalum found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_13505*AHORTPARK

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