Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Summer Snowflake Doublefile Viburnum

Also known as:  Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mt. Fuji', Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Fujisanensis'
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (White flowers form flat-topped cymes in May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Leafs out early in the spring; dark green summer foliage); Red (Reddish-purple coloration in fall)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Red berries that turn black in late summer)
 Ultimate Height:
12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-7 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
'Summer Snowflake' leaves, flowers, and fruits are all smaller than the species type. Leaves opposite, simple, half as wide, ovate, coarsely serrate, pubescent underneath, with impressed veins. Buds are naked. Young stems are tomentose. Produces both sterile and fertile flowers (and therefore fruits are produced) in flat-topped cymes (Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum has snowball-shaped cymes of all sterile flowers).

Additional Information

'Summer Snowflake' is a tall, narrower form that is noted for its large, primary flower show in the spring, which is followed by continued, although sporadic, blooming into mid autumn. The flowers, fruits, and leaves of this cultivar are all smaller than the straight species. The Doublefire Viburnum is fertile and more commonly used in the landscape than the sterile Japanese Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum f. plicatum). The white flowers are reminiscent of a lace doily with sterile showy flowers at edge surrounding the non-showy fertile flowers. Flower clusters accentuate the horizontal branching. Fruits are red that change to black if not eaten by birds, beginning in late summer.

1 Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' found

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