Cascade Japanese snowball
Viburnum plicatum 'Cascade'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 10 feet tallup to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cascade' Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum 'Cascade') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and forms a dense shape, reaching up to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Blooms open in early to late spring and draw bees and butterflies. The leaves also turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Bloodgood Japanese maple, Autumn fern, and Daffodil.