Shoshoni Japanese snowball
Viburnum plicatum 'Shoshoni'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Shoshoni' Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum 'Shoshoni') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and specimen plantings. 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 into a dense shrub and turns a rich color in fall. Blooms open from early to late spring and draw butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Amur maple, Sweet woodruff, and Indian grass.