Viburnum, Chinese Snowball Bush 'Sterile'

In coastal Georgia, this large shrub/small tree will bloom twice a year -- the grandest is in late March/early April, but it will also fl...Read Moreower quite nicely in September/October and then intermittently across the winter during mild spells.

There is a row of these plants on a few roads I drive by, and every spring they put on the best show ever!!! I love these plants and wan...Read Moret some!! If I were to recommend a way to plant them I think planting them as a border give it the most dramatic effect!

Viburnum macrocephalum, Chinese snowball, is the epitome of the old-fashioned one-season plant. It knows how to flower, flower big, and ...Read Morethen retire for the year. It carries no fragrance and is sterile, so sets no fruit.

If a gardener has room for 15-20' tall and wide shrub (think a big shrub border to lose it in), go for it. Expect the reward of the massive (up to 8" diameter) flowers annually. If restraint is required, the plant can be cut back severely with the loss of the next year's blooms, but returned vigor and flowers in following years.

We have one of these growing in the yard. It is beautiful when in bloom. It will load itself down so much that sometimes the limbs can re...Read Moreally droop however. I never touch it, it has no problems, just takes care of itself.