Virginia Creeper vs Snowball Viburnum - TreeTime.ca

Virginia Creeper vs Snowball Viburnum

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Viburnum opulus roseum

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COMING SOON

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Virginia Creeper
Snowball Viburnum

Virginia Creeper is a fast-growing, climbing vine. Its root-like tendrils attach themselves to any non-smooth surface, even brick, but will also grow as a ground cover.

Virginia Creeper makes a beautiful ornamental plant for your garden; its attractive foliage turns from green to deep red in the fall. Birds will love its red berries.

Snowball Viburnum is a popular ornamental shrub with prolific flowering. This plant is prized for its round clusters of white flowers that resemble snowballs, delighting children and adults. In fall, its leaves turn vibrant shades of red.

Snowball Viburnum is sought after as a single accent shrub, but can also make a dense hedge or privacy screen.

Virginia Creeper Quick Facts

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3b
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low

Toxicity: berries are toxic

Fall colour: red and purple
Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Berries: small, hard, purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: five-finger, five-leaved ivy
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree