What is the Korean spice viburnum?
Korean spice viburnum or viburnum carlesii is a shrub belonging to the family of flowering plants in Southeast Asia. It is appreciated for a strong spicy aroma of its flowers, which can smell the whole yard. For this reason, these garden plants are often placed under windows or along sidewalks. They can grow to about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and can spread to a width of 8 feet (2.4 m) or more.
These shrubs have a large shape of a vase with very open branches that will intensify with aging. The stunning light pink floral clusters appear at the beginning of spring, which disappeared in white in a few weeks. As soon as the short flowering season ends in early summer, the flowers turn into red or black berries that are very attractive to birds and other wildlife. In addition to colored berries, the wide, light green leaves are reddish or purple in autumn, which increases the annual interest of these garden plants.
Korean shrubs Spice viburnum are very hardy and survive temperatures as cold as -20 ° FaHrenheit (28 ° Celsius). They prefer to grow in full sun, but they will also tolerate a partial shadow and are not selecting the type of soil. Korean Spice Viburnum is doing well in areas with very hot years and as soon as they become introduction, dry weather lasts. Benefits from adding compost, although it should be paid to prevent excessive payment of this shrub; This can result in too much leaf growth and without flower production.
These deciduous shrubs require regular pruning to maintain manageable and healthy. Viburnums bloom on old wood, so pruning should be done immediately after flowering to give these shrubs the time to create a new growth for flowering the next year. Promotion of Korean spices Viburnum can be cut out of stems, which should be taken from soft wood with several leaves on each cut stem. They should be planted in light watering soil and kept in a airtight bag Ziploc until it is rooted, which usually lasts about a monthc.
butterflies are attracted to the flowers of Korean spices viburnum and many types of butterfly caterpillars feed on leaves. Beetle of viburnum leaves is the only insect that causes significant damage to these plants. This beetle comes from Europe, but has spread throughout the Eastern US and Canada; These shrubs can be completely angry, cause serious to die and even kill them. Beetles can be kept under control by cutting and destruction of contaminated branches, although pesticide may need to be used if the infestation is serious.