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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Japanese Snowball Bush
  • Doublefile Viburnum

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It’s about 12 feet tall now

photo by: David J. Stang

Blooms of Popcorn viburnum
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-10-25
Location: Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, USA zone 6b
Date: 2023-05-13
Grows fast, profuse bloomer, cool looking crinkled leaves, great

Date: 2017-04-04

Date: 2017-04-04
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-17
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2016-05-07
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