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Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00001507
01/01/98

Viburnum X carlcephalum--Fragrant Snowball

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8                                     
Height: 8 ft   Spread: 8 ft  Form: rounded                  
Type: deciduous shrub                                       
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches                         
Flowers: pink buds, white flowers                           
Fruits: red to black                                        

Comments: Fragrant snowball is grown for its very fragrant  
flowers.  The small, white flowers develop from flower      
buds tinged with red.  The flowers are borne in late May    
in 5-inch heads.  The red and black fruits are produced in  
early summer.  The fall foliage color is reddish purple.    

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Chesapeake' - A compact, hybrid with lustrous foliage,  
     wide-growing.                                          

References for Cultivars: Lake County Nursery 1997, Iseli   
Nursery 1997.                                               

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