Wabi-Sabi Japanese snowball
Viburnum plicatum 'Wabi-Sabi'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 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
'Wabi-Sabi' Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum 'Wabi-Sabi') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, and foundation beds. 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 stays compact at 24 to 36 inches tall and grows at a rapid pace. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms, and the plant tolerates drought once settled.
Pairs well with English Roseum rhododendron, Siebold's hosta, and Wood forget-me-not.