Description
Description: This is a relatively new introduction from the National Arboretum. Its branches are longer and wider on a 6 foot high shrub. The flowers, inflorescences, are very large, up to 6 inches in diameter.
Viburnum tomentosum ‘Shasta’
Botanical Name: Viburnum tomentosum ‘Shasta’
Common Name: Shasta Doublefile Viburnum
Plant Hardiness: Zone 5
Flower: Pure white flower petals encircle the small fertile flowers. Very showy
Bloom Time: May
Foliage: Dark green leaves hang slightly from the branches. Leaves are a bit rough due to their sunken veins. Reddish purple cast to the leaves in the fall
Fruit: Clustered bright red berries form in July and mature to black by summer’s end
Habit: Wide spreading, horizontally branched shrub
Size: 6 to 10 feet tall – growing wider than tall
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Native Habitat: China and Japan
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