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ActiveViburnum plicatum Thunb. · Japanese snowball
Wezelenburg Jan-Willem
Viburnum plicatum Thunb. Japanese snowball · Ornamentals · bred by Wezelenburg Jan-Willem
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10 August 2026
The shrub reaches a height of 1.5–3 meters. Leaves are dark green with prominent venation, turning purple-burgundy in autumn. Flowers are white, collected in flat corymbose inflorescences consisting of fertile and sterile flowers. The plant is capable of repeat flowering from spring to autumn and produces red ornamental fruits.
The variety has high resistance to powdery mildew, leaf spot, bacterial blight, and root rot. Winter hardiness corresponds to USDA zones 5–7 (withstands temperatures down to -25°C, with some data indicating the possibility of surviving frosts down to -34°C). Once established, the plant exhibits drought tolerance.
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