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Species: Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum

(vye-bur'num plye-kay'tum toh-men-toh'sum)

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum

Doublefile Viburnum

Found on Course Walks

Cornus, Viburnum, and Friends - Winter Identification, Viburnums, Groundcovers & Vines;
Viburnums, Groundcovers & Vines

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

Many cultivars exist for this species. Several can be found below however this is not an exhaustive list of the available varieties.

'Cascade', 'Copper Ridges', 'Dart's Red Robin', 'Fireworks', 'Grandiflorum', 'Igloo', 'Kilimanjaro', 'Lanarth', 'Leach's Compacta', 'Mariesii', 'Mary Milton', 'Molly Schroeder', 'Newport', 'Pink Beauty', 'Pink Sensation', 'plicatum', 'Popcorn', 'Shasta', 'Shasta Variegated', 'Shoshoni', 'Shoshoni', 'St. Keverne', 'Summer Snowflake', 'Triumph'

Ornamental Characteristics

Shrub 4 to 8 feet

8' - 10' (spread slightly greater)

Deciduous

horizontal tiered branching structure

Environmental Characteristics

Full sun

5b

Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

Fairly resistant to V. Leaf Beetle

Bare Root Transplanting


Other

Native to China and Japan

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic
Occasionally saturated or very wet soil
Consistently moist, well-drained soil
Occasional periods of dry soil
Prolonged periods of dry soil
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