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Beginner
skill rating |
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2.5m
max. spread |
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2.5m
max. height |
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10-20 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Viburnum x carlcephalum
Other names: Fragrant snowball
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Genus: Viburnum
Species: V. × carlcephalum - V. × carlcephalum is a bushy shrub with broad leaves, coloured in autumn, and rounded balls of sweetly fragrant, pink-tinged white flowers.
Viburnum x carlcephalum is: Deciduous
Flower: Pink, White in Spring
Foliage: Green in Summer; Purple, Red in Autumn
Fruit: Black, Red in Autumn
Fragrance: Sweetly fragrant flowers
Habit: Upright, Bushy, Spreading
Toxicity: Fruit can cause a mild stomach upset.
Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Beds and borders
Cultivation: Grow in any moist but well-drained soil.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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