Chinese snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum)
Also known as: Chinese Snowball Viburnum, Chinese Snowball
The chinese snowball is a flowering shrub, boasting the most enormous pompom blooms among the snowball Viburnums. It is typically grown as a garden plant or a cut flower adornment. This plant's blossoms begin green and gradually fade to cream and ultimately snow-white. Although the flowers have no fragrance, butterflies are attracted to them.
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Attributes of Chinese snowball
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Height
4 m
Spread
3 m to 3.5 m
Leaf Color
Green
Flower Size
2.5 cm to 8 cm
Flower Color
White Green
Images of Chinese snowball
Quickly Identify Chinese snowball
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Vase-like silhouette reaching up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) tall and 20 feet (6 meters) wide.
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Large, dome-shaped white inflorescences measuring 3-8 inches (7.6-20.3 cm) across.
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Serrated dark green leaves with unique star-like hairs on the undersides.
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Pubescent stems with fine hairs, ranging from green to brown, around 0.2-0.4 inches (0.5-1 cm) thick.
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Sterile florets forming dense cymes, blooming in spring with a distinctive rounded shape.
Scientific Classification of Chinese snowball
Phylum
Vascular plants
Class
Dicotyledons
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Moschatel
Genus
Viburnum
Species
Chinese snowball
