Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu]

Species: Viburnum carlesii

(vye-bur'num car-lees'ee-eye)

Koreanspice Viburnum; Korean Spice Viburnum

Cultivar Information

* See specific cultivar notes on next page.

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub 4 to 8 feet Height: 3' - 6' (spread 3' - 6') Leaves: Deciduous Shape: rounded dense shrub Ornamental Other:

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun, Part shade Hardy To Zone: 4b Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0) Environmental Other: best full sun, will tolerate partial shade

Insect Disease

Resistant to V. Leaf Beetle

Bare Root Transplanting

Any

Other

Native to Korea

Moisture Tolerance

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Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil

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Cultivar Name Notes

Cayuga 'Cayuga' - larger flowers; flowers in late April; leaves less susceptible to bacterial leaf spot and powdery mildew

Diana 'Diana' - red flower buds open to white flowers; new growth has purple tint

Compactum 'Compactum' - compact, slow-growing, rounded form; tolerant of juglone; pink buds open in spring to sweetly fragrant white flowers arranged in snowball-like clusters, to 3" across; fall foliage dull red to wine-red to burgundy; grows 2.5 -4' tall and wide

Aurora ‘Aurora’ - spreading form; dark pink buds open to pastel pink fragrant flowers; red fall color; grows to 6' tall and wide

Marlou 'Marlou' - rounded form; large clusters of sweetly scented white/pale pink flowers; strong growing plant; dark green summer turn shades of purple and bronze before falling in autumn; grow to 6' tall and wide

Sugar n' Spice 'Sugar n' Spice' - dense, rounded form; exceptionally heavy flower production; pink buds open to white flowers; healthy dark green leaves turn an attractive wine-red color in fall

Spice Island 'Spice Island' uniformly compact form; branches better that other Viburnum carlesii 'Compacta' cultivars making for considerably fewer one-sided or poor structured plants; matures at one half to two thirds the size of species; grows to 5' tall x 6' wide

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Viburnum carlesii - Flowers

Viburnum carlesii - Leaves, Flowers

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Viburnum carlesii - Fruit

Viburnum carlesii - Leaves

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Viburnum carlesii - Bark

Viburnum carlesii - Habit

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Viburnum carlesii - Bud

Viburnum carlesii - Leaves

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Viburnum carlesii - Buds

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