Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum
Japanese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum - Shrub Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Snowball flowers appearing in spring are pendulous and have no fragrance)
 Foliage Notes:
Dark green, broad-ovate shape
 Stem Notes:
Dark gray or brownish, orangish lenticels.
 Fruit Notes:
Bright red drupes
 Ultimate Height:
8-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
9-12 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soil and does not tolerate drought or heavy clay, poorly drained soils
 Range:
China, Japan
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves opposite, simple 2-4" long, half as wide, ovate, coarsely serrate, pubescent underneath, with impressed veins. Buds are naked. Young stems are tomentose. Flowers are all sterile (no fruits produced) and the clusters resemble snowballs (Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum has flat-topped cymes of sterile and fertile flowers).
 Ecological Functions:
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 285
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Groupings 211
  • Hedge 277
  • Screen 190
  • Specimen 630
  • Fall Color 238

    • Additional Information

    Relatively trouble-free plant. Unlike the Doublefile Viburnum (V. plicatum f. tomentosum), this species is sterile so it produces no fruit. One of the least drought tolerant of the Viburnums (may show leaf margin necrosis from drought in late summer). Prune on a 3-year cycle to maintain form, and never shear. Remove upright growing branches to accentuate horizontal character. Possibly the most elegant of flowering shrubs a choice specimen when placed near red.

    When Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

    Flowering

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    3 Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_00661*ASTEW
    22010_04140*AERHT
    32009_02286*AYONG

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