Chinese snowball

Chinese snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum)

Chinese snowball, 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.

Key Facts About Chinese snowball

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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

Scientific Classification of Chinese snowball

Phylum
Vascular plants
Class
Dicotyledons
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Moschatel
Genus
Viburnum
Species
Chinese snowball