Japanese Doublefile Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones:Â 5a-8b (9a?)Â Â Find Your ZoneÂ
Plant Type:Â Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Small TreeÂ
Height at Maturity:Â 8-10′
Width at Maturity:Â 10-12′
Spacing:Â 7-8′ apart for solid hedges; 16’+ apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form:Â Mounding with shelved, horizontal branching
Growth Rate:Â Moderate to Fast
Flower Color:Â White
Flower Size:Â Single in 3-4″ wide clusters
Flowering Period:Â Late Spring, Early Summer
Flower Type:Â Single in lacecap clusters
Fragrant Flowers:Â Â No
Foliage Color:Â Dark Green changing to Burgundy-Red top Purple-Red in Fall
Fragrant Foliage:Â No
Berries:Â Â No
Berry Color:Â NA
Sun Needs:Â Full or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun; prefers some shade or filtered sun in the afternoon in hot climates
Water Needs:Â Â Average, Low when established
Soil Type:Â Â Clay (even heavy clay), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage:Â Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH:Â 5.5Â –Â 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care:Â Low
Attracts:Â Visual Attention, Butterflies, Song Birds
Resistances / Tolerances:Â Deer, Disease, Insect
Description
Known and adored for its elegant beauty in form, flowering. and fall foliage color, the Japanese Doublefile Viburnum is one of the showiest flowering shrubs in our gardens. Forming a broad vase shape shrub about 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide, the branches are layered horizontally and clothed in handsome, deeply veined, dark green leaves through the season that turn to attractive wine, maroon and burgundy shades with the arrival of cool temperatures in fall. In mid to late spring, abundant and extremely showy lacecap clusters of pure white flowers nearly cover the branches and foliage. One of those flowering shrubs that will always have you looking forward to spring for flowers and fall for foliage color.
Note: Pollinated Doublefile Viburnum plants will produce a heavoer crop of red berries. Good pollinators are Shasta, Summer Snowflake, Igloo, Mariesi or other Viburnum plicatum varieties.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a rounded mound 8 to 10 feet tall and 10 to 12 feet wide, the Japanese Doublefile Viburnum is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a natural hedge in sunny to partially shaded landscape and flowering shrub borders or against a large open wall in home foundation plantings. A fine addition to white theme gardens, Viburnum gardens, wildlife gardens, and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing:Â 8 feet apart for solid hedges; 16 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Japanese Doublefile Viburnum is very easy to grow in full sun to part shade and most any average garden soil that is moist but well-drained. As with so many other ornamental shrubs it does not like constantly soggy or wet soil, which can cause problems with the roots. In our gardens here in Zone 8a of north-central Georgia, we’ve found it looks and performs its best with a little shade or filtered sun during the hottest part of summer afternoons. That said, in zones 5a to 7a it should do fine in all-day sun.Â
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Arrived in good condition and has several blooms opening up since planted at the front entrance to the house. Looking forward to many beautiful Spring blooms in the years to come!————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Beautiful, large,healthy bush. Once again Wilson brother’s has done a great job. I have ordered many many wonderful plants,trees and bushes, they have all been the best. I have never had a damaged item. They package in such a way that there is never any damage to the plant. Way to go Wilson brother’s. Thanks again for all your hard work.————————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG



























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