Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ Viburnum Back To List Description: Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ also known as ‘Nanum Semperflorens’ has a compact, dense habit. An attractive shrub producing tiered branches covered in clusters of white lacecap flowers. Often repeat flowering from late spring through to autumn. The white flowers are sometimes followed by red fruits which eventually turn black. The dark green leaves turn various shades of red and bronze before falling. History: Found as a seedling in the wild in Japan by Kenji Watanbe about 1956. Vibrunum Growing Tips: Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ is tolerant of most soils but will do best in moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils. Easy to grow and does well in full sun or partial shade. The fruit can cause mild stomach upset if ingested. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 1.5m x 1m Attributes Tree shape: Conical Deciduous Leaf colour: Green Flowering month: MayVS Size: Very small Needs well-draining site Chalk tolerant Fruit for wildlife Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Viburnum plicatum ‘Tennessee’ Viburnum Open to horizontal branches bearing flattened cymes of tiny, creamy white flowers followed by ovoid, red fruit ripening black. Full Details Viburnum opulus ‘Roseum’ Viburnum A deservedly popular Snowball Viburnum offered as a small tree, great as a hedge or a specimen. Full Details Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro’® (Jww1) Viburnum Masses of pure white flowers in attractive clusters from early summer, followed by pink-red berries in late summer. Full Details
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