Viburnum plicatum f plicatum 'Popcorn'
(Japanese Snowball Bush 'Popcorn')
Family - Adoxaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Raised in Ohio, USA
Discovered By - Raised by David Leach, a prominent American horticulturist
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m
Width - 4m
Location - The Topiary Meadow, The White Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Mid to dark green, corrugated leaves are ovate to oval in shape and have finely toothed margins. Profuse, creamy-white flowers are saucer-shaped and held in rounded Cymes (hence the common name 'Snowball Bush'). The Blooms are produced in late spring. The foliage turns attractive shades of red and purple in autumn.
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Flower:
Profuse creamy-white, saucer-shaped flowers are held in rounded cymes along the branches. The flowers are sterile and produced in May.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in cymes
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape and have serrate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the branches. The foliage turns attractive shades of red and purple in autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.