Viburnum x carlcephalum
Fragrant snowball, Fragrant viburnum, Koreanspice viburnum , Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum Viburnum
V. x carlcephalum - V. x carlcephalum is a rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate to heart-shaped, irregularly toothed, mid- to light leaves turning red in autumn and spherical corymbs of pink buds opening to fragrant, pink-flushed, white flowers in late spring.
Viburnum x carlcephalum is: Deciduous
Sweetly fragrant flowers
Bushy, Rounded
Fruit can cause a mild stomach upset.
Pink, White in Spring
Green in Summer; Purple, Red in Autumn
Viburnum beetle , Aphids Viburnum beetle , Aphids
Leaf spot Leaf spot
Pruning group 8. Tolerates hard pruning.
Softwood cuttings
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Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Beds and borders
Grow in any moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates full shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Viburnum x carlcephalum
Fragrant snowball, Fragrant viburnum, Koreanspice viburnum , Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum Viburnum
V. x carlcephalum - V. x carlcephalum is a rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate to heart-shaped, irregularly toothed, mid- to light leaves turning red in autumn and spherical corymbs of pink buds opening to fragrant, pink-flushed, white flowers in late spring.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Sweetly fragrant flowers
Bushy, Rounded
Fruit can cause a mild stomach upset.
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Pink, White in Spring
Green in Summer; Purple, Red in Autumn
Pruning group 8. Tolerates hard pruning.
Softwood cuttings
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Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Beds and borders
Grow in any moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates full shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball)
Ramorum leaf blight; Ramorum shoot dieback; Rhododendron twig blight; Sudden oak death
Phytophthora ramorum
Oomycete
Present (Limited)
4
4
Pathogen of larch and other hosts subject to EU emergency legislation. A containment strategy is in place in the UK; reflecting its presence in wider environment/forestry settings in some areas. EU regulatory status is under review.
Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball)
assam thrips; castor thrips; chilli thrips; yellow tea thrips
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Insect
Absent
2
4
EU listed pest for citrus but highly polyphagous and intercepted on a number of hosts. EU legislation should be updated to reflect wider host list.
Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball)
pink wax scale; red was scale; ruby wax scale
Ceroplastes rubens
Insect
Absent
3
3
Based on its biology and low potential impact continued action on this pest in the UK would not be considered appropriate. It is likely to be of more concern to southern Member States of the EU; as it is an economic pest of citrus.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
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Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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