‘Spice Baby’ Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii ‘SMVCB’ USPP 25,872
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone
Shrub Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 4-5′
Width at Maturity: 4-5′
Suggested Spacing: 4 feet for hedge; 9 feet or more for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Rounded Mound
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink buds open to Soft Pink flowers that mature to White
Flower Size: 3″ size clusters of small flowers
Flowering Period: Mid to Late Spring
Flower Type: Single flowers in 3″ wide rounded clusters
Fragrant Flowers: Yes, wonderful spicy sweet aroma
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes
Berry Color: Red
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Dry when established
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect
Description
A fragrant Snowball Viburnum that’s a perfect fit for smaller gardens spaces, Spice Baby grows to only half the size of its parent, the Korean Spice Viburnum. Adored for its profusion of fragrant snowball-shaped flower clusters produced in abundance in spring, its colorful pink flower buds open to aromatic soft pink flowers aging to white that fill the garden with wonderful spicy-sweet perfume. Following the flowers, upright facing clusters of red berries and dark green suede-like foliage turning to glorious red shades add to the overall appeal of this attractive flowering shrub through the seasons. Make sure to plant this one near patios, decks, porches and other outdoor areas where the fragrance can be enjoyed from up close.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a rounded mound 4 to 5 feet tall and equally as wide, the Spice Baby Viburnum is ideal for use as a specimen, grouping or natural mid-height hedge in landscape and flowering shrub borders. Make sure to plant near patios, porches, decks and other outdoor living spaces where the pretty flowers and wonderful fragrance can be enjoyed from up close. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, white theme gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: 4 feet apart for hedge; 9 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Viburnum is very easy to grow in moist but well drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. It prefers a loamy soil so amend heavy clay or poor soils with compost, bagged top soil or other organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants, it does not like constantly soggy or wet conditions. Very drought tolerant when established and we’ve seen no serious pest or disease problems. Deer haven’t touched it in our gardens. We suggest 5 hours or more of direct sunlight for best flowering. Responds very well to pruning for shaping, size control and tree forming. Prune as needed immediately after flowering.
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The plant arrived looking very green and hardy. This has been my experience with all the plants I have ordered from this nursery. As I have just planted it, I cannot comment on any other aspects of the plant at this time.———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG



















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