Summer Snowflake Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Description | A beautiful medium-size shrub with a broadly rounded form. The tiered horizontal branches magnificently display the showy white flower clusters. Highly ornamental red fruit develops in the fall. An excellent specimen or hedge plant. Deciduous. |
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Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Late spring into summer |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 6 to 8 ft. tall, 8 to 10 ft. wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Fall Color, Ornamental Berries, Benefits Birds |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Growth Habit | Rounded |
Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
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Design Ideas | A beautiful white flowering shrub that makes an outstanding background for beds and mixed borders. Spreads out generously along fence lines and fills in foundation planting along large barren walls. A natural for shrub borders and island planting. Perfect candidate for English cottage gardens or American country and colonial style landscapes. Exceptional choice for all white and moon gardens. A natural addition to wildlife gardens. |
Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Lilac (Syringa); Peony (Paeonia); Clematis (Clematis); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Salvia (Salvia) |
Care | Thrives in loamy well-drained soils with consistent moisture, but highly adaptable. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune as needed, immediately after flowering. |
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Lore | In China, viburnums have been part of their botanical pharmacoepia for centuries. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8

Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 7
Good to grow!
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Buford, Georgia 30519-438 -
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Suwanee, Georgia 30024 -
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Suwanee, Georgia 30024
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