Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Japanese snowball bush
- 3 litre pot
- £29.99
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
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. - Garden care: 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.
- CAUTION toxic if eaten/skin & eye irritant