Compactum Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum carlesii 'Compactum'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 to 4 feet tall2.5 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Compactum' Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii 'Compactum') is a shrub for specimen planting, foundation beds, borders, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its white flowers are fragrant and attract birds. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows slowly into a rounded shrub that reaches 30 to 48 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Mock orange, Blue fescue, and Pink Impression tulip.