Viburnum x carlcephalum: Uses (Ethnobotany)
Used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans.
Plant Profile: Viburnum x carlcephalum
Names
Carlcephalum Viburnum, Fragrant Snowball, Fragrant Viburnum
Phonetic Spelling:vih-BUR-num BY karl-sef-uh-lum
Genus:Viburnum
Species:
Family:Viburnaceae
Fragrant Viburnum is a deciduous shrub that thrives in well-drained soils, ranging from average to moist, and demonstrates good drought resistance once it is established. This plant is a hybrid of V. carlesii and V. macrocephalum, typically reaching heights and widths of 6 to 10 feet. It features a multi-stemmed structure with a rounded, open appearance.
In spring, Fragrant Viburnum showcases delightful snowball-like flowers and exhibits reddish hues in the fall. For optimal fruit production, it is advisable to plant these shrubs in groups. They can be effectively used as foundation plants, in shrub borders, or as hedges.
Viburnum x carlcephalum Feature Summary
Viburnum x carlcephalum Image Gallery
Tags
#showy flowers
#deciduous
#fall color
#full sun tolerant
#fragrant flowers
#drought tolerant
#white flowers
#shrub
#deciduous shrub
#playground
#deer resistant
#children's garden
#pollinator plant
#butterfly friendly
#partial shade tolerant
Similar Plants
Viburnum x carlcephalum is often confused with:
Viburnum x carlcephalum Feature Summary
Attributes
Used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans.
Mildly resistant to deer. Attracts butterflies and birds.
Woody
Fragrance
Wildlife Food Source
Attracts Pollinators
Attractive Flowers
Fruit
Red drupe changes to black when mature.
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
Black
Summer
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
Buds are pink and open to fragrant white tubular flowers on 5-6 inch round cymes in April and May.
Pink
White
Fragrant
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
< 1 inch
Leaves
3-5 inch long dark green leaves are egg-shaped with star-shaped hairs on the undersides. Reddish fall color.
Deciduous
Green
Red/Burgundy
Simple
Opposite
Ovate
Serrate
3-6 inches
1-3 inches
Stem
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Deciduous
Erect
Spreading
Open
Medium
Low
Coarse
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
6-feet-12 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Landscape
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Small groups
Drought
Deer
Recreational Play Area
Butterflies
Songbirds
Viburnum x carlcephalum Image Gallery
Viburnum x carlcephalum Attributes
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Asia
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Wildlife Value
Mildly resistant to deer. Attracts butterflies and birds.
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Viburnum x carlcephalum Fruit
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Fruit Description
Red drupe changes to black when mature.
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Fruit Color
Black
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum Flowers
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Description
Buds are pink and open to fragrant white tubular flowers on 5-6 inch round cymes in April and May.
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Color
Pink
White
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum Leaves
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Description
3-5 inch long dark green leaves are egg-shaped with star-shaped hairs on the undersides. Reddish fall color.
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Color
Green
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Viburnum x carlcephalum Stem
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Stem Description
Reddish-brown stems
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Red/Burgundy
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Viburnum x carlcephalum Whole Plant Traits
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Viburnum x carlcephalum Cultural Conditions
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Viburnum x carlcephalum: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Viburnum x carlcephalum: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Viburnum x carlcephalum Landscape
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Viburnum x carlcephalum: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
