Viburnum Spice Cowboy™ Snowball Bush

Viburnum Spice Cowboy™ Snowball Bush, part of the Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs collection, is an impressive shrub valued for its exceptional blooms and seasonal interest. Reaching a mature size of 6 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, this adaptable plant can be cultivated as a large deciduous shrub or shaped into a small tree, offering versatile landscape options. Its standout spring display features large clusters of snowball-like, highly fragrant flowers that fill the garden with a spicy-sweet aroma. As autumn arrives, the green foliage transforms into a striking display of orange-red hues, adding vibrant color to the fall garden.

Known botanically as Viburnum carlesii, or commonly as Koreanspice viburnum, Spice Cowboy has an upright growth habit and a vigorous growth rate. It makes a captivating focal point in garden beds, borders, and foundation plantings, and is particularly impactful when planted en masse as a flowering hedge.

For best results, plant Spice Cowboy in a sunny to partially shaded area. It thrives in most moist, well-drained soils, including clay. This hardy shrub is resistant to deer and can withstand cold climates down to Zone 4. Because it blooms on old wood, any pruning should be done right after flowering to preserve next year's buds.