Plant Pick: Snowball Virburnum

I've always loved one plant especially that blooms this time of year, but I've never quite nailed down what it was. This year, I've figured it out....its a Snowball Virburnum. In Raleigh, you can see them at Millbrook Exchange Park and North Hills. In fact, this weekend, while playing tennis at Fred Fletcher Park, I couldn't help but gaulk at the blooms at the expense of my game.

Fully grown, they are enormous plants 15' or more tall loaded with rounded "hydrangea-like" lime green blooms which turn more and more white with time. For me, I love the limey green color over the white that appears later. Unfortunately, they are ginormous, so there's no room for one in my yard! I'll continue to admire from afar.