Shirogami
Viburnum plicatum Shirogami® is a pyramid-shaped shrub that can reach between 130 and 150 centimetres in height, almost double the height of the other varieties in our range. The shrub has deep green leaves and bright white flowers in large flat umbels, with a ring of large sterile flowers around small fertile inner flowers. This Viburnum flowers from May to early July, and sometimes again in autumn. After flowering, decorative bright red berries appear, turning black a few weeks later. It is a very easy plant that requires very little maintenance.
Plant height up to 150cm.
General info
Viburnum plicatum or Japanese snowball is a deciduous ornamental shrub with bright red berries and light pink to bright white flowers. The varieties of Bestselect flower very compactly, which makes them very suitable for public borders or smaller gardens.
Maintenance
Viburnum is a hardy plant that prefers full sunlight or partial shade. It is not very demanding but prefers a well-drained, humus-rich, mildly acidic to neutral soil. Because of its compacted growth it hardly requires any pruning – it suffices to remove dead branches in springtime.
