Scott County, KY (Zone 5b) | February 2006 | positive
Only lacking noticeable fragrance, Eskimo viburnum slowly grows to 6-8' in a dense rounded plant, and is literally smothered with the rou...Read Morended white blossoms in late April in KY. If there is a suitable pollinator nearby, it can set fruit lightly but its strength is in flower and form.
The Eskimo viburnum was released in 1981 and is a cross between V. x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' and V. utile. It is the first selection that ...Read Morecombines the tubular flower type in a snowball flower with the dwarf growth habit and semi-evergreen foliage of V. utile.
This is a deciduous to semi-evergreen, slow growing, compact shrub with glossy, leathery, dark green leaves. An abundance of 3"-4" snowball type flowers appear in early May. The fruits ripen in August to a dull red maturing to black.
It can be grown in a wide range of soil and climates, but does best in full sun to partial shade in a heavy loam with adequate moisture. It is suitable for use as a specimen plant, hedge, massed group, and in the shrub border. It is also excellent in containers. It is disease and insect resistant. All in all, what more could you want from a plant?
Only lacking noticeable fragrance, Eskimo viburnum slowly grows to 6-8' in a dense rounded plant, and is literally smothered with the rou...Read More
The Eskimo viburnum was released in 1981 and is a cross between V. x carlcephalum 'Cayuga' and V. utile. It is the first selection that ...Read More