Fragrant White Viburnum

The 4 inch long leaves emerge bronzy green changing to dark green. The fragrant snowball viburnum x carlcephalum yields striking mounds of snow white flowers that look as if they could be plucked off the bush and thrown at someone.

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Fragrant white viburnum

Beautiful clusters of extremely fragrant pinkish white blossoms appear in late spring. It grows in usda plant hardiness zones 4 through 7 and makes a great specimen plant for spring blossoms. Blooms start as red buds that unfurl to reveal pink flowers that fade to white.

This medium tall viburnum can be found blooming in the woodland garden in mid to late april. The dense flower heads which measure up to 3 across produce white flowers from blush pink buds and the perfume which is a sweet rich spicy vanilla carries a considerable distance across a lawn or garden. Korean spice viburnum known botanically as viburnum carlesii opens its fragrant flowers in early spring before the leaves appear.

The viburnum fragrant viburnum x juddii is a hardy medium sized deciduous shrub with a rounded form. Plants tend to be leggy and best in a mixed borer where smaller plants can mask the bare stems. The aroma blends sweet and spicy.

Plant one or two where you take your springtime strolls. The bloomerang series bloomerang purple bloomerang dark purple and bloomerang pink perfume of reblooming lilacs gives you more of what you love. The flowers are formed in clusters that are three inches across.

The waxy flowers have a spicy scent that makes it easy to identify and it produces bright red berries in the fall. The toothed dark green leaves redden in fall. Korean spice viburnum viburnum carlesii is an example of a shrub that boasts early spring flowers april as well as fall color.

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