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Spice Baby Viburnum

Fragrant Spring Blooms
Compact Garden Size
Upright Rounded Habit

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Spice Baby Viburnum

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Spice Baby Viburnum

Spice Baby Viburnum is a compact Koreanspice viburnum prized for intensely fragrant white spring flowers, pink flower buds, green foliage, and a tidy upright form. It brings classic spring fragrance and refined structure to foundations, borders, hedges, and smaller landscape spaces.

Why choose Spice Baby Viburnum?

Choose Spice Baby Viburnum for the beloved spicy-sweet fragrance of Koreanspice viburnum in a more compact, garden-friendly size. Its pink buds open to white flowers in spring, creating a showy and aromatic display near patios, walkways, entries, and foundation beds. The upright rounded habit works well as a specimen, small hedge, or mixed border shrub, while its manageable size makes it easier to fit into residential landscapes than larger viburnum selections.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Viburnum carlesii ‘SMVCB’ SPICE BABY™
Common Name: Spice Baby Viburnum, Spice Baby Koreanspice Viburnum
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Growth Habit: Compact, upright, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub

Spice Baby Viburnum Additional Information

Spice Baby Viburnum blooms in spring, producing rounded clusters of fragrant flowers that open from pink buds to white blooms. The scent is one of its strongest landscape features, making it especially rewarding near outdoor living areas, garden paths, and entry plantings. Green foliage fills out the shrub after bloom, providing a clean, leafy backdrop through the growing season.

This deciduous shrub drops its leaves in winter and returns with fresh growth in spring. It is useful in foundation plantings, compact hedges, mixed shrub borders, specimen beds, and fragrant garden designs. Plants may produce berries when another compatible Viburnum carlesii cultivar is planted nearby for cross-pollination. Since Spice Baby Viburnum flowers on old wood, prune shortly after flowering if shaping is needed so next year’s flower buds have time to develop.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Spice Baby Viburnum in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. Set the root ball level with the surrounding grade, backfill with native soil, and water thoroughly after planting.

2. Watering: Keep the soil evenly moist during the first growing season while roots establish. Once established, water during extended dry periods, especially in sunny exposures, sandy soils, or newly planted foundation beds.

3. Fertilizing: Feed in early spring with a controlled-release fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs if growth needs support. Follow the label rate and water well after application.

4. Pruning: Prune immediately after flowering if shaping is desired. Lightly remove crossing, damaged, or overly long stems while preserving the natural rounded habit and next season’s bloom potential.

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FAQs

How big does Spice Baby Viburnum get?
Spice Baby Viburnum typically matures about 3.5–5 feet tall and wide, making it a compact choice for foundations, borders, hedges, and smaller garden spaces.
When does Spice Baby Viburnum bloom?
It blooms in spring with fragrant white flowers that open from pink buds. The strong fragrance is one of the main reasons gardeners choose this Koreanspice viburnum.
Does Spice Baby Viburnum need full sun?
Spice Baby Viburnum grows well in full sun to partial shade. Full sun generally encourages the strongest flowering and a fuller, denser plant habit.

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Lush Foliage
Partial Shade
Flowering

Mature Height	Extra Large: Above 6 ft
Mature Spread	5-10 ft
Growth Rate	Moderate, Slow
Bloom Time	Early Spring
Botanical Name	Viburnum carlesii
Deer Resistant	Usually
Family	Adoxaceae
Flower Color	White
Hardiness Zones	4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Light Needs	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Maintenance	Low
Size	#3 Container

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Growing Zones 4-8 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -30)

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