Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Japanese snowball bush
This delightful, deciduous shrub with horizontally tiered branches is an excellent specimen plant for a moist, well-drained, sunny border. Longer...
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Plant description
This delightful, deciduous shrub with horizontally tiered branches is an excellent specimen plant for a moist, well-drained, sunny border. Longer flowering than other forms of Japanese snowball bush 'Summer Snowflake' produces showy, white, lacecap-like flowers from late-spring until the first frosts and dark green leaves with prominent veining, turning red-purple in autumn.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake:
Keep the pruning of young plants to a minimum. Any vertical shoots that threaten to spoil the distinctive tiered shape of established plants should be cut back to their point of origin in summer after flowering. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Warning
CAUTION toxic if eaten/skin & eye irritant
