Snowball Viburnum

Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus 'Sterile' or Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Honeysuckle Family (Capifoliaceae)

▲ large shrub

▲ flowers

Snowball Viburnum - Viburnum opulus 'Sterile:'

Location near campus: in Shrub Garden at Close Park, just east of parking area

• leaves deciduous, opposite, simple, palmately three-lobed; leaves dark green above and glabrous; glabrous to pubescent on leaf undersides; leaves 2-4" long and equally wide or wider
• stems are light gray-brown, glabrous and ribbed longitudinally
• grows to 15' tall and wide with upright, spreading growth habit with arching branches
• flowers are white, in spherical, terminal clusters; all flowers are sterile and more showy than main species European Cranberrybush Viburnum; no fruit is produced
• prefers full sun to part shade; soil adaptable, and tolerates wet soils well
• medium growth rate