Melinda Myers

Koreanspice Viburnum

Botanical Name

Viburnum carlesii

Height

4 to 8 feet

Width

4 to 8 feet

Flowers

Spring: pink to red in bud opening to white, fragrant

Fruit

Red to black drupe

Fall Color

Reddish-purple

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, acidic

Planting & Care

• Buy plants on own rootstocks
• Transplant balled and burlap or small bare root plants

Problems

None serious, crown gall, viburnum borer, bacterial leaf spot, powdery mildew, rabbits

Varieties

Compactum - dwarf 3 x 3 feet, disease resistance

Aurora - larger flower clusters, strong fragrance, 8 feet