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botanical name:
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
common name: Snowball tree, Guelder rose
synonyms: Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'
family: Adoxaceae
characteristics:
shrub
height: 3.00m
width: 3.00m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: green
flower colour: white
main season: Spring
aspect:
full sun, part shade
conditions:
moist soil, clay soil
preferred soil pH: any
minimum temp: -35°C
USDA zone: 4 to 8
description:
Light green, lobed maple-like leaves, purple tinted in autumn, and in spring masses of round flowerheads opening greenish-white and then often turning pink. Non-fruiting.
cultivation:
Any reasonably fertile, moist, well drained soil in sun or part shade.
If required, prune back shoots after flowering.
other notes:
RHS AGM