Common Wild Rose vs Snowball Viburnum - TreeTime.ca

Common Wild Rose vs Snowball Viburnum

Rosa woodsii

Viburnum opulus roseum

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Common Wild Rose
Snowball Viburnum

Common Wild Rose produces attractive pink roses and edible bright red rosehips. This tough, native shrub is a beautiful, low-maintenance addition to any garden. Common Wild Rose is very similar to Alberta (Prickly) Wild Rose but with fewer thorns.

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.

Common Wild Rose Quick Facts

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3b
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Fall colour: bright red
Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: pink
Flowers: white
Fruit: rose hips
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: woods rose
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree