| Description | Kern's Pink Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum) is a large shrub with pink snowball flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num)(pli-KA-tum) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | snowball like (rounded cymes), pink or some many turn to white, mid-late May |
| Leaves | emerges bronze tinge, retains some through season |
| Dimensions | 8-10 by 6-10 feet (HS), upright |
| Maintenance | prune if needed |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Carl Kern at the Wyoming Nursery in Ohio., in 1957 |
| Misc Facts | The species name "plicatum" refers to the dense hanging leaf arrangement. aka Kern's Pink Viburnum, AKA: , Pink Sensation Viburnum |
| Notes & Reference | #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr), Classic Viburnums (www.classicviburnums.com) |
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