If you have a window view you enjoy in spring, be sure to plant a viburnum nearby. Edged in pink, the white flowers grow in clusters and are deliciously fragrant; many look like snowballs and carry that term as a common name. Most form berries in fall in bright shades of red, blue, black, or yellow. All are easy to grow, with few pests. Many have a red or scarlet fall color.
Soil: Moist, well drained, acidic
Light: Full sun
Zone: 5 to 6
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The best viburnums are: Tea (V. setigerum), the only one with bright orange berries; Double File (V. plicatum tomentosum ), with stiff horizontal branches; Leatherleaf ( V. rhytidophyllum), with very rough leaves that are evergreen in Zone 7 and warmer; Fragrant (V. carlesi); Siebold (V. sieboldi); and Linden (V. dilatatum).
