Family: Caprifoliaceae
Scientific Name: Viburnum plicatum Newzam
Common Name: Newport Viburnum
Description | A compact cultivar of the Japanese Snowball Viburnum. |
Pronunciation | (vy-BER-num)(pli-KA-tum) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full to partial shade |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | average, well drained to moist |
Flowers | creamy white, up to 3 inch, sterile flowers in dense globular inflorescences, May |
Leaves | simple dark green leaves turning to burgundy in the fall |
Dimensions | 5-6 feet tall by equal spread, dense rounded form, 1/2 the size of species plant |
Maintenance | prune as needed after flowering |
Propagation | softwood cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | A Lake County Nursery introduction. |
Misc Facts | The species name "plicatum" refers to the dense hanging leaf arrangement. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #106-Viburnums (Michael Dirr), Classic Viburnums (www.classicviburnums.com) |
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