I live in the Charleston, SC area and have a plant that is two years old. The problem I have is the plant does not grow larger. It is ab...Read Moreout 2 feet high and has two large flower pods on it, but it has the same size last year with three flowers. I have enriched to soil and applied fertilizer, iron and bloom fertilizer, yet it does not look healthy. It is planted in full sun and mulched.
General Information for Upper Texas Gulf Coast Gardeners:
Large (up to 15' tall) semi-evergreen shrub with large leaves that produ...Read Moreces huge (5 - 8" in diameter) rounded clusters of white flowers in the spring. Generally prefers well-drained soil and sun to partial shade.
Scott County, KY (Zone 5b) | January 2006 | positive
The listed synonym above is correct; V. macrocephalum f. keteleeri is the fertile wild form of Chinese snowball, with lacecap flowers, s...Read Moreimilar in appearance to doublefile viburnum (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) and will set red fruits.
The more commonly found version of Chinese snowball is the next listing in PlantFiles, Viburnum macrocephalum (sometimes listed as 'Sterile'), which is the plant with the massive (to 8") blooms weighing down the branches.
I live in the Charleston, SC area and have a plant that is two years old. The problem I have is the plant does not grow larger. It is ab...Read More
General Information for Upper Texas Gulf Coast Gardeners:
Large (up to 15' tall) semi-evergreen shrub with large leaves that produ...Read More
The listed synonym above is correct; V. macrocephalum f. keteleeri is the fertile wild form of Chinese snowball, with lacecap flowers, s...Read More