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"Snowball" flowers of a sterile cultivar. Growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall, it is a deciduous shrub. The leaves are opposite, 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and 3–6 cm (1–2 in) broad, simple ovate to oval, with a serrated margin. Plants from Taiwan are sometimes distinguished as Viburnum plicatum var. formosanum Liu & Ou. [3]
Viburnum opulus is a deciduous shrub growing to 4–5 m (13–16 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, three-lobed, 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and broad, with a rounded base and coarsely serrated margins; they are superficially similar to the leaves of some maples, most easily distinguished by their somewhat wrinkled surface with impressed leaf venation.
Snowball bush is a common name for several ornamental plants which produce large clusters of white flowers and may refer to: Species of Hydrangea, which tend to flower in the summer: Hydrangea arborescens; Hydrangea paniculata; Species of Viburnum, which tend to flower in the spring: Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese snowball bush)
One of the main reasons hydrangea plants fail to bloom is due to pruning at the wrong time of year. Knowing when the flower buds develop helps you determine the proper time to prune your hydrangeas.
The heat of summer is behind us, and the cold of winter hasn't yet arrived. So enjoy the cool temps while taking in the fall colors.
Azaleas put on quite a show in the spring if they have been protected well during winter. Learn how to protect azaleas in every hardiness zone in winter.
Viburnum × carlcephalum, common name fragrant snowball, is a hybrid flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), of garden origin. It is a cross between V. carlesii and V. macrocephalum .
The flowers are white, produced in corymbs up to 13 cm (5 in) in diameter at the top of the stems; each corymb comprises a ring of outer sterile flowers 2–2.5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –1 in) diameter with conspicuous petals, surrounding a center of small (5 mm, 0.20 in), fertile flowers; the flowers are pollinated by insects.