Japanese Snowball Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum
Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced
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This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
8–15 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4a–8b
Bloom Time
April to May
Origin
China and Japan, known only in cultivation
Diseases (8)
Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Botrytis Shoot Blight Ramorum Blight (Sudden Oak Death) Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Bacterial blight (Leaf spot) Symptom category — not a single disease Root Rot Phytophthora cactorum"heeled in\" (placed in sawdust pile... Shoot Blight Botryosphaeria corticis Stem Canker
Pests (3)
Cultivars (2)
'Newport'
Common name: Newport Japanese SnowballNewzam Japanese Snowball; Mature height: 4 ft; Origin: trade_introduction_year:
'Pink Sensation'
Common name: Pink Sensation Japanese Snowball; Mature height: 6 ft; Origin: trade_introduction_year: