Snowball Plant

Snowball plant

Although they look similar, snowball bush (Viburnum plicatum) and the snowball hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) are actually two different plants. The two are both deciduous shrubs with similar characteristics and some distinctions.

Where is the best place to plant snowball bushes?

Plant in full sun to part shade. While the Common Snowball Bush does well in some shade, about 6 hours of sun is ideal for best blooming. A well-draining and slightly acidic soil is ideal, but this hardy viburnum is adaptable to most soils.

How big does snowball bush get?

Snowball bush is relatively easy to grow, is low-maintenance and matures into a large dense bush up to 12 feet tall. It has good drought tolerance. Snowball flowers are green, then turn white and often fade into a rosy pink.

Do snowball bushes come back every year?

macrophylla, H. paniculata and V. macrocephalum snowball bushes respond to complete renewal -- cutting the shrub to the ground -- but may take more than one season to resume heavy blooming. Annabelles will bloom as usual if cut to the ground during winter.

Do snowball bushes spread?

Snowball Bushes should be planted in tracts that are at least three times as wide as they are tall. At maturity, Snowball Bushes can be very tall and wide (up to 20 feet in each direction for Viburnum macrocephalum), and their branches shoot out from the center.

Should snowball bushes be cut back?

A: The best time to prune a snowball bush, Viburnum macrocephalum, is after it finishes blooming and the white flowers have turned brown. Keep in mind that this shrub is naturally quite large. To keep it small, you'll have to prune it every year after flowering.

Are snowball bush roots invasive?

The Common Snowball Bush is the most cold hardy of the Snowball Bushes. This variety does not produce fruit and is non-invasive. This bush flowers heavily in late spring into summer.

What do you do with a snowball bush in the winter?

Pruning in late spring or early summer after new growth has appeared will remove potential flower buds. It's best to prune your snowball hydrangea to the ground in late winter so that strong new stems will grow and produce plenty of flower buds.

How long does a snowball bush stay in bloom?

Snowball bushes have their season, just like the lilacs. Ours will bloom for about three weeks in the late spring. Generally snowball bushes bloom from mid spring to early summer. When the lilacs are in full bloom our Vibernum opulus roseum is starting to form it's green blooms.

What month do snowball bushes bloom?

From April into May (and even early June in cooler climates), you'll be rewarded with spectacular, 8-inch blooms. These flowers start out lime green and then open to pristine white. Because the blooms are sterile, this viburnum does not produce fruit.

Does a snowball bush lose its leaves in winter?

In the southern end of its hardiness range, Chinese snowball is considered semi-evergreen, but for most gardeners, it is a fully deciduous shrub that loses its leaves in winter.

How do I keep my snowball bush blooming?

For best blooming, provide snowball with at least six hours of direct, full sun each day. Too much shade means few or no blooms. If your snowball bush is planted in a shaded location, this may be why it won't flower. Consider adjusting the surroundings to let in more sun, or move the shrub to a sunnier spot.

Do snowball bushes only bloom once a year?

The Chinese snowball viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum) often flowers twice in a year, and the second flowering produces flowers in a classic “lacecap” appearance. The blooms from its first flowering are huge (4 – 8 inch), round white flowers, borne on the ends of branches, in April/May.

Does a snowball bush like sun or shade?

While they will do fine in partial shade, these plants love the light of a full sun throughout their growing season. Plant your shrubs in an area of your garden where they can bask in the sunshine for at least six hours a day—this is key to helping your snowball bush viburnum grow to its full potential.

Do snowball bushes attract bugs?

Types. Common insects that affect the snowball bush include snowball and bean aphids, flower thrips, scale and spider mites. Snowball aphids are dark gray or green, and you will find them in masses on new growth and on the tips of branches.

Do snowball bushes need lots of water?

Water. Water your snowball bush enough to keep its soil evenly moist, as it does not like dry ground. A suggested schedule is 1 inch per week, but you should plan to water it more often if experiencing extreme heat.

Do snowball bushes bloom more than once?

But it turns out that snowball viburnum can flower twice in a year and the second flowering can produce flowers that have sterile florets on the outside edge and fertile florets in the middle…a classic “lacecap” appearance. This fertile form is called Viburnum macrocephalum f. keteleeri.

When should you plant a snowball bush?

There are two times to plant your snowball bush. You can plant in either the spring or the fall. If you want to plant in the fall, you should live in an area that isn't too cold. While snowball bushes are fine in colder weather, you don't want to shock them right away.

Is there a dwarf snowball bush?

Today, dwarf versions of the snowball viburnum such as 'Compactum' (to 6 feet tall) and 'Nanum' (2 feet tall and 3 feet wide) make more sense in most landscape situations.

Can you change the color of a snowball bush?

Add reduced amounts of lime or sulfur to your soil if you hope for purple flowers. Hydrangeas grown in soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 can produce purple flowers; they may also grow some blue flowers and some pink on the same bush or even produce individual flower balls that are half blue and half pink.

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