Snowball Viburnum vs Buttonbush - TreeTime.ca

Snowball Viburnum vs Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Viburnum opulus Roseum

CUSTOM GROW

Buttonbush
Snowball Viburnum

Buttonbush is a moisture loving shrub that provides year round interest.

It has round, fragrant flowers resembling small buttons or pincushions. The flowers transform into small reddish-brown fruit that persists into winter while the leaves take on shades of red in fall.

Providing essential food to bees, butterflies, and other insects, this shrub is versatile. Try it in your next shrub border.

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.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 3b
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Flowers: white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree