Viburnum carlesii Spice Girl® (Koreanspice Viburnum)

Vigorous, Viburnum carlesii Spice Girl® (Koreanspice Viburnum) is a bushy deciduous shrub with a profusion of large flower clusters that perfume the garden with their sweet, spicy fragrance in spring. Opening from red flower buds, blushing pink flowers arranged in snowball clusters gradually fade to white as they mature. Elegantly held above the foliage, they are followed by bright red berries, borne in dense upward clusters. The foliage of broadly ovate, dark green leaves turns glorious red shades in fall. A wonderful compact shrub with a long season of interest. Perfect as a specimen or hedge.

• Grows up with an upright rounded habit to 6-7 ft. tall and wide (180-210 cm). Spice Girl requires another Viburnum carlesii for pollination before its flowers produce fruit.
• A full sun or part shade lover, this plant is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates a wide range of soil types, acidity, and moisture but is happiest in moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun.
• Perfect as a specimen plant or in shrub borders, makes striking hedges and screens and lovely foundation plantings. A great shrub for the perennial border too! Plant your Koreanspice Viburnum near high traffic areas to enjoy its wonderful fragrance.
• Attractive to birds but deer resistant.
• Low maintenance, this plant has no serious insect or disease problems but watch for occasional leaf spot and powdery mildew.
• Prune as required immediately after flowering. Cut older branches back to encourage growth
• Fruit if eaten can cause a mild stomach upset.
• Native to Korean and Japan.