Viburnum snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Snowball'

  • Viburnum snowball
  • Viburnum snowball
  • Viburnum snowball
  • Viburnum snowball
  • Flower name
    Viburnum snowball
  • Scientific name
    Viburnum opulus 'Snowball'
  • AliasSnowball, ビバーナム, 西洋肝木, 洋種肝木, セイヨウカンボク, ヨウシュカンボク
  • Place of originEurope and North Africa
  • Place of floweringGarden, Park, Horticultural species, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMay, June
  • Language of flowersPromise

What is Viburnum snowball

Viburnum snowball (scientific name: Viburnum opulus 'Snowball') is a deciduous shrub of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. It is also known as the Western Liver Tree. The tree is about 1.5 m tall and has a clumpy form. The leaves are soft and 3-lobed, and are attached in opposite pairs. The leaves are originally green, but turn red in autumn. It produces scattered clustered or conical inflorescences from its branches, and initially produces light green, ball-shaped flowers, which turn white over time. Anther color is yellow. The branches are thin, so the flowers droop downwards as they flower and become heavier. Red kernels appear in the fall. It is used as a garden tree and cut flower.
Snowball is similar to the Japanese snowball.

Flowers similar to snowball
Snowball and Japanese snowball are similar. The differences are as follows
Snowball (Viburnum opulus 'Snowball') is a genus of toadflax native to Europe and North Africa with soft, three lobed leaves.
Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum is a genus of Viburnum native to Japan, with all of its flowers ornamentally flowered and its leaves oval, thick, and not lobed.

The language of flowers
"mischievous," "showing one's age," "vow."

Common name: Viburnum Snowball, scientific name: Viburnum opulus 'Snowball', origin: Europe, Deciduous shrub, Leaves: soft, Leaf shape: 3 lobed, Leaf color: green to red (fall), Inflorescence: opposite, Flowering season: April to May (imports throughout the year), Inflorescence form: clustered or conical Inflorescence, flower color: light green to white, anther color: yellow, fruiting season: fall, fruit type: kernel, fruit color: red, uses: garden tree, cut flower


  • Order
    Dipsacales
  • Family
    Caprifoliaceae
  • Genus
    Viburnum
  • Species
    V. opulus 'Snowball'
  • Type of flower
    Non-symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cone / Compound inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    Palm shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeDeciduous broad-leaved shrub
  • Flower colorsGreen White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height100.0 ~ 150.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 4.0 cm

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