Sterile Viburnum, Chinese Snowball

Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile'

Sterile Viburnum is an early blooming upright multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with dense branching and glossy toothed bright green leaves that turn purple-red in fall. Large ball-like clusters of non-fragrant flowers open lime green before quickly maturing to pure white in spring.  Flowers best with  full sun and moist, lightly acidic well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.  Foliage is evergreen in the South but still earns fall color. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Prune immediately as needed after flowering- flower buds start in summer.   Pruned stems will not have fruit display.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Hydrangea,  Sweetspire,  Magnolia

IMAGE:  Lalupa,  OB Viburnum macrocephalum P1000593,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.