Weeping Magic Japanese snowball
Viburnum plicatum 'Weeping Magic'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Weeping Magic' Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum 'Weeping Magic') is a shrub for borders, 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a dense mound that spreads wider than it is tall. Flowers open in early to late spring and attract butterflies and bees. The leaves also turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Coral Charm peony, Blue Mouse Ears hosta, and Grape hyacinth.