Light. Full sun to partial shade.
Water. Water regularly while it establishes. Afterward it is drought tolerant, though it grows best in moist, well-drained soil.
Soil and feeding. It prefers fertile soil with organic matter and grows in sand, loam or clay that drains well.
Size. Usually kept at 3–8 ft as a hedge; untrimmed it can reach 12 ft tall and 6–10 ft wide. It grows fast.
Pruning. Shape it in spring and summer to control fast-growing shoots.
Problems to watch. Like other viburnums, it can get aphids, scale, thrips, mites and whitefly, rarely seriously. Hose off aphids; treat scale with a horticultural oil such as Neem Oil Concentrate.
Good to know. Fragrant pinkish-white flowers open in late winter and spring. It tolerates salt and resists deer.
Sources: NC State Extension Plant Toolbox: Viburnum suspensum · UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Walter's Viburnum (and other viburnum species)
