Molly Schroeder Japanese snowball
Viburnum plicatum 'Molly Schroeder'
RHS AGM 2021
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Molly Schroeder' Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum 'Molly Schroeder') 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 soil of most types. It grows fast into a dense shrub that reaches about 5 to 8 feet tall and wide. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it, and it handles dry spells once settled in.
Pairs well with English Roseum rhododendron, Siebold's hosta, and Bloodgood Japanese maple.