Viburnum Plicatum Plant 'Summer Snowflake'

This viburnum, also known as ‘Japanese snowball’, has horizontal branches and attractive foliage that is covered in beautiful clusters of creamy white flowers in April, May and early June, and sometimes in August too. In autumn its leaves turn a gorgeous wine red.

1 x 3L Plant

51405855

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£21.99

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Key Features

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Pollinator Friendly

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Hardy

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Low Maintenance

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Long Flowering Season

Product Information

Eventual Height:

4m

Position:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Suitable for:

Cottage Garden, Borders

Plant Type:

Shrub

Soil Type:

Moist, well-draining soil

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Growing Calendar

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Plant outdoors

Plant outdoors

Flowering

Flowering
  • Celebrate spring and early summer with the lovely lacecap flowers of this viburnum
  • Blooms on horizontal branches
  • Wonderful autumn colour
  • Grows in a variety of conditions in neutral, alkaline or acid soils
  • Holder of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

This ‘Summer Snowflake’ viburnum is a real eye-catcher in mid to late spring and will often reward growers with a further flush of creamy lacecap-like flowers in August.

The horizontal branches is deciduous bushy shrub produce attractive green leaves that turn a glorious wine-red in autumn.

This hardy deciduous shrub can be grown in sun or partial shade in neutral, acid or alkaline soils. It grows to up to four metres (13ft) making it a good choice for a smaller garden, whether as an addition to a border or a specimen shrub. Viburnum plicatum ‘Summer Snowflake holds the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

This viburnum needs little maintenance and is a great choice for a smaller garden.

Guide To Plant Sizes

Guide to Shrub Plant Sizes

Our Shrubs come in sizes from 9cm pots up to 15L. All are mature enough to be planted out into their final position in the garden.

How you will receive your plants:

Selected by our team of experts and sent from our nursery, you will receive your plant in a pot. If you have ordered your shrub during autumn or winter it may appear yellow or have no leaves. The plant is still healthy and ready to plant but looks different during different seasons.

Can’t plant straight away?

Place in a sheltered spot and water regularly to keep the compost moist.

Planting instructions:

Unpack and as long as the weather is favourable, put outside as soon as it arrives and give it a water.

When ready to plant, ensure it’s positioned in the right location and aspect in the garden.

Keep the area around it clear to avoid overcrowding which reduces its establishment and growth.

Dig a hole approximately twice as deep and 3 times as wide as the plant’s rootball. If your soil is heavy, mix in a soil improver before backfilling. We also recommend adding plant feed into the hole before back filling to help establishment and growth.

Place the plant in the hole so that it sits at the same level in the ground as it did in the pot. Firm the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.

Feeding and aftercare: Keep it well watered and fed for establishment and growth. Trim in summer if needed to maintain the shape of the plant. Can be mulched in autumn/spring each year.

Planting and Flowering Months:

Planting and flowering months are subject to seasonal weather conditions. Shrubs can be planted all year round but take extra care during the cold winter months to avoid frost and hot summer months with extra watering.

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