Snowball, nice spring flowerballs

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Balls of bloom in spring, then foliage that colours in autumn: that is the snowball viburnum, or guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus), a deciduous shrub growing 6 ½ to 16 feet tall. Use it in a flowered hedge, as a standalone or in a shrub bed; give it ordinary well-drained soil and shelter from harsh sun and it asks for very little.

Planting, caring for it and pruning contribute a lot to the proper growth of the snowball viburnum.

Planting snowball viburnum

Preferably in fall or spring for specimens purchased in pots or in containers.

• Follow our advice on planting shrubs.

For the first few years after planting, feel free to water now and then to ensure proper settling in and guarantee the growth of the shrub.

To multiply your viburnum, wait for the end of summer and prepare cuttings from semi-hardened wood, or simply perform layering.

Pruning snowball viburnum

It isn’t really a requirement to prune.
Wait for the blooming to end if you wish to reduce or reshape the shrub.

• Find our advice on pruning shrubs.

All there is to know snowball viburnum

The ‘Snowball‘ viburnum, also called guelder-rose, is a very beautiful shrub which has a blooming as magnificent in spring as its foliage is in fall.

As part of a flowered hedge, as a standalone or in shrub beds, its growing and maintenance is easy.

Also part of the Viburnum family is laurestine or Viburnum tinus which is often found in our gardens, as well as ‘Watanabe’ doublefile Japanese snowball which has a blooming that lasts for a very long time, from May to October.

Smart tip about snowball

Avoid locations that are too exposed to harsh sun.