Viburnum Summer Snowflake
Japanese Snowball Bush
Common Name: Japanese Snowball BushLatin Name: Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake'Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May to June/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Black fruits follow flowers.This attractive shrub is useful for its lengthy flowering season which starts in May or June and can continue for two or more months. In its early years it is a broadly oval shrub, but as it matures the branches develop into tiers, and, when these are covered with snowy domed shaped flower clusters, the effect is dramatic. The leaves are dark green, plump, elongated with a pointed tip, and somewhat leathery.