Viburnum carlesii Spice Island™

Spice Island™ Korean Spice Bush

  • Super fragrant flowers
  • Blooms with its leaves fully expanded as a backdrop
  • Burgundy and red fall foliage

  • Category: Shrub
  • Alternate Cultivar: 'Select A'
  • Hardiness Zone: 5-9
  • Height: 4-5 ft
  • Spread: 4-5 ft
  • Bloom Color: White Shades
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades

Sweetly fragrant white flowers are in such tight balls they resemble snowballs. Unlike many viburnum carlesii, this variety blooms with its leaves fully expanded as a backdrop, enhancing the beauty of the flowers. Cooler fall weather turns the dark foliage into brilliant shades of burgundy and glowing red. A compact grower, Spice Island™ is slow to mature, perfect for garden paths, smaller spaces and as a specimen plant.

Attributes
• Focal Point
• Fragrant
• Great Foliage
Foliage Color
• Green
Maintenance and Care
• Mass Planting
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
Flower Color
• White
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Fall
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun
• Partial Shade
Habit
• Round
Soil Moisture
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Viburnum carlesii Spice Island™

Grows well in many landscape conditions from full sun to part shade, does well with continuous moisture but well-drained soils.