It’s snowing in the Pacific Northwest in May ! My snowball bush has gone bonkers this year, 12 feet tall cascading branches adorn with “snowballs”. The neighbors always say how they love this time of year because it always puts on a show. The Snowball Viburnum is a standout among flowering shrubs and has been an all-time favorite for decades.
This shrub, native to China is timeless and adds charm in late April/ early May and seems to glow in the moonlight. It’s a wow factor. Large, showy “snowball” flowerheads, measuring an impressive 5” across begin as a light creamy green and quickly mature into a brilliant pure snowy white. There are many blooms on a branch and become heavier as they open to their “snowball” size. It was a Mother’s Day gift over 20 years ago in a two gallon pot.
In the Pacific Northwest it is deciduous. It has non fragrant blooms that attract bees and butterflies to your garden. It is great as a backdrop for perennials or as a privacy screen like we used it for. It tolerates a wide range of soils. For best results, plant in well-drained, acidic loamy soil in full sun to partial shade.
by PleasantArm6887
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Beautiful!
Simply stunning!
Wow, just amazing!!
😱 oh my heavenssssss 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
😍😍😍
Adore. I would buy a house just for this tree
Omg! That is gorgeous
I have it in a very smal space, it is growing like bonsai 🫣 it needs a lot of light to grow like in this pic. Mine looks like a shy little girl compare to this. And it is 15 years old.
“adds charm” is an understatement. It is just too cute! Thank you for sharing.
I saw these for the 1st time when visiting Germany a few weeks ago. Beautiful.
I think this is pretty but I read that they’re considered invasive. So I left it at the nursery.