Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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 spring flowers are fragrant, and birds visit the plant. It grows slowly into a rounded shape, so give it room. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Mock orange, Queen of Night tulip, and Blue fescue.
Native range
Korea and Japan.