Growing Viburnum: Tips at a Glance
- Type Flowering shrub
- Life Span Perennial
- USDA Zones 2-9
- Water Well-drained soil
- Light Sun or shade
- When to Plant After last frost
- Design Tip Woodland garden
- Colors Cream, white, pink
- Peak Season Winter
Viburnum: A Field Guide
Season by season, the graceful shrub viburnum is a triple threat in the garden, offering fruit, foliage, and flowers.
One of the first and last to bloom—even into winter—Viburnum has flowers with either lace-cap or snowball shapes. The woody shrub is deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen, and sizes of Viburnum’s cultivars range from 3 to 20 feet tall, most with a spreading habit. Many species are fragrant and just about all are no-fuss and versatile.