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First Editions® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum

First Editions® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum


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Botanic Name: Viburnum plicatum 'PIIVIB-II'

Description: A truly breathtaking shrub when in bloom; baseball sized emerging blooms with a tinge of green mature quickly to snowy white; attractive upward branching and good fall color; makes a fantastic specimen shrub

Landscaping Attributes

First Editions® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

First Editions® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Accent, Mass Planting, Hedges/Screening, General Garden Use

Ornamental Features

First Editions® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum is draped in stunning balls of white flowers with lime green overtones held atop the branches from mid to late spring, which emerge from distinctive lime green flower buds. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The serrated pointy leaves turn outstanding shades of red and in the fall.

Planting & Growing Tips

First Editions® Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

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Hardiness Zone: 5

Sunlight: Full Sun To Partial Shade

Height: 10 feet

Spread: 8 feet

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