Sweet Viburnum is a fast-growing, dense evergreen prized as one of Australia's most popular hedging and screening plants. Its large, glossy, dark green leaves provide excellent year-round privacy, and clusters of small white flowers appear in spring, followed by decorative dark berries. Left unpruned it can form a small tree, but it responds well to regular clipping to hold a tight, formal hedge shape.
Mature size: 3–6m if left unpruned; easily maintained at 1.5–3m as a hedge
Foliage: large, glossy, dark green, evergreen
Flowers: small white clusters, spring, mildly fragrant
Growth rate: fast
Position: full sun to part shade
Water needs: moderate, drought tolerant once established
Maintenance: tolerates regular clipping; prune to maintain hedge shape
Ideal for: screening, privacy hedging, windbreaks, boundary planting
Sweet Viburnum is a fast-growing, dense evergreen prized as one of Australia's most popular hedging and screening plants. Its large, glossy, dark green leaves provide excellent year-round privacy, and clusters of small white flowers appear in spring, followed by decorative dark berries. Left unpruned it can form a small tree, but it responds well to regular clipping to hold a tight, formal hedge shape.
Mature size: 3–6m if left unpruned; easily maintained at 1.5–3m as a hedge
Foliage: large, glossy, dark green, evergreen
Flowers: small white clusters, spring, mildly fragrant
Growth rate: fast
Position: full sun to part shade
Water needs: moderate, drought tolerant once established
Maintenance: tolerates regular clipping; prune to maintain hedge shape
Ideal for: screening, privacy hedging, windbreaks, boundary planting
