Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Nanum Semperflorens' syn. Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Watanabe'
Japanese Snowball 'Nanum Semperflorens'
There are very many different Viburnum, and most are relatively easy to grow. They can be deciduous or evergreen, most flower in Spring, and the clusters of usually fragrant flowers followed by berries, and often good Autumn leaf colours. Viburnum 'Watanabe' is a deciduous compact shrub with white "lacecap" flowers in late Summer.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Japanese Snowball 'Nanum Semperflorens'
Latin name
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Nanum Semperflorens' syn. Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Watanabe'
type
Shrub
family
Adoxaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.50 M
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Nanum Semperflorens' syn. Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Watanabe'
There are very many different Viburnum, and most are relatively easy to grow. They can be deciduous or evergreen, most flower in Spring, and the clusters of usually fragrant flowers followed by berries, and often good Autumn leaf colours. Viburnum 'Watanabe' is a deciduous compact shrub with white "lacecap" flowers in late Summer.
Flowering Season
From Late Summer TO Late Summer
Umbrella shaped flower heads of white flowers have a long flowering period.
Planting Season
From Early Spring TO Late Autumn
Plant out pot grown plants in growing position either in the spring or autumn. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. Plant Viburnum shrubs at the same depth as they were planted in their pots. Backfill the planting hole and water well to settle the soil.
Propagation by Softwood Cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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