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Spice Girl® Korean Spice Viburnum Viburnum carlesii

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
7' 7' 2.1m 2.1m
Height: 6' - 7'
Spread: 6' - 7'
Height: 1.8m - 2.1m
Spread: 1.8m - 2.1m
  • 72 - 84 Inches
    84 - 96 Inches
    72 - 84 Inches
    1.8m - 2.1m
    2.1m - 2.4m
    1.8m - 2.1m

    Features

    With its sweet pink blooms and vigorous growth, Spice Girl Koreanspice viburnum is one of the very best choices for springtime fragrance. Large flower clusters emit a spicy-sweet scent in mid-spring, and autumn brings an unforgettable display of bright red foliage. This deer resistant, shade tolerant shrub will beautify your landscape for years to come. 

    Top reasons to grow Spice Girl viburnum:

    - Pink buds open to very fragrant white flowers

    - Outstanding fall color

    - Perfect as a specimen or hedge

    Fragrant Flower
    Produces Berries
    Fall Interest
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    72 - 84 Inches 1.8m - 2.1m
    Spacing: 
    84 - 96 Inches 2.1m - 2.4m
    Spread: 
    72 - 84 Inches 1.8m - 2.1m
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Flower Shade: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Spring
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Spring
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Specimen plant; foundation plantings; mixed borders.

    PLEASE NOTE: To produce berries, you'll need another carlesii (same species) but a different cultivar (Spice Baby).

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers medium, well-drained soil. Trim to shape after flowering.

    Spice Girl® Viburnum carlesii 'Spiro' USPP 24,251, Can 5,132
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