Snowball Viburnum vs Winterberry - TreeTime.ca

Snowball Viburnum vs Winterberry

Viburnum opulus roseum

Ilex verticillata

CUSTOM GROW

Snowball Viburnum
Winterberry

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.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 3b
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Foliage: yellow-green
Fall colour: purplish-red
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree
Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly