Viburnum opulus or Snowball Bush is a beautiful large flowering shrub to consider for a part of the garden where you need some splash and height. Snowball bush displays a profusion of white snowballs which are similar in shape and appearance to hydrangeas. The blooms start chartreuse-green; many of ours are showing color now. They ripen to a nice bright white, and they stay for quite a long time. They grow best in morning sun or bright shade.
As a plant, it is much hardier than hydrangea, growing best in morning sun or dappled shade. It is also quite a bit larger, something you want to put where you have some room as they can reach as large as 12 by 12 feet or larger, but you’re in charge, can be easily managed to 5 or six feet. Snowball bushes can also be pruned up as a very attractive multi-stemmed small accent tree. They’re just a moderate water user once established, so it is excellent for our dryer California-drought -prone landscapes.
We have a lot of them right now they’re just coming into bloom
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