Viburnum carlesii

Viburnum carlesii
Korean spice viburnum

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	1-2m
USUAL WIDTH
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	+multicolored:deep pink and pink
BLOOMING TIME	April - May
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	3 (down to -40°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Deciduous broadleaf

Korean spice viburnum is a slow growing shrub, making a dense bush, well branched at the base. It is popular for its fragrant inflorescence. Individual flowers are tubular-shaped, white, flushed pink, produced in domed, terminal corymbs. Buds are deep pink. Flowers are followed by spherical red fruit, turning black when mature. Deciduous leaves are dark green, ovate, irregularly toothed. It prefers acid, moist soil and part shade but will grow well in full sun if mulched. Fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 29-02-2008

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
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FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.