Viburnum Red Balloon®

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Viburnum Red Balloon® has especially eye-catching fruits, creating a wow factor in the garden at the end of the growing season. In spring, its tall, mounding form is covered with a multitude of sweetly fragrant, creamy white flowers. By the end of summer, the whole plant sparkles with vivid red berries that remain attractive well into fall (until discovered by our feathered friends). While Red Balloon® does not require a pollinator for berry production, it will produce more fruit if planted near a pollinator variety, such as V. lantana ‘Mohican’ or V. x rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany.’ A Proven Winners® variety. ‘Redell’ PP 24,227

With the possible exception of Rhododendron, no genus offers as many attractive and useful shrubs as Viburnum. Most Viburnums prefer rich, evenly moist, slightly acid soil and perform in sun to part shade. If you want your Viburnums to produce berries for the birds, you’ll need to plant several different Viburnum varieties that bloom at the same time so plants can cross-pollinate.

For more information on Viburnum care, click Growing Guide.