ShrubsKorean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-7, that matures to about 4-6 ft × 4-7 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to black walnut and deer.
- USDA zones
- 4-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-6 ft × 4-7 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer
- Native to
- Korea, Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Korean Spice Viburnum is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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