| A Repeat Blooming Doublefile ViburnumRepeat | | | | fertilization.'Summer Snowflake' has dark |
| blooming plants are the hottest plants for | | | | green oval leaves that can reach up to five |
| gardening today - and for good reason. | | | | inches long. The foliage turns a rusty red to |
| Whether it is hydrangeas, daylilies or iris, | | | | bronze in the early fall and the flowers give |
| with today's smaller gardens, the desire is | | | | way to bright red berries that are relished |
| for more flowers from a limited space. An | | | | by the birds. 'Summer Snowflake' is easy to |
| ideal way to achieve this is with plants that | | | | grow and it is rarely troubled by pests and |
| bloom more than once per year. This week we | | | | diseases. It can be planted as a specimen, |
| are featuring one of the few repeat blooming | | | | used for screening or in a spot in the |
| deciduous shrubs and virtually the only | | | | foundation planting where a moderately tall |
| repeat blooming viburnum - plicatum | | | | deciduous shrub is called for.Planting and |
| tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake.'Two attributes | | | | Care |
| set 'Summer Snowflake' apart from other | | | | |
| plicatum Viburnums - repeat blooms and | | | | Choose a site with good drainage in full sun |
| compact growth habit. In the spring, 'Summer | | | | to light shade. |
| Snowflake' will bloom with clusters of white | | | | |
| flowers that follow along the horizontal | | | | Enrich the soil with compost at planting. |
| stems, creating a double row of blooms on | | | | |
| each side. This bloom pattern gives 'Summer | | | | Water regularly until established and in |
| Snowflake' its common name - doublefile | | | | periods of drought. |
| viburnum. The spring blooms are followed by | | | | |
| cycles of blooms throughout the summer. | | | | Fertilize with Plant-Tone in late autumn, |
| Because it uses so much of its energy | | | | very early spring and late spring-early |
| repeatedly flowering, 'Summer Snowflake' | | | | summer. |
| grows more compactly than is typical for | | | | |
| Viburnum plicatum. It matures at about six | | | | Hardy in Zones 5-8. To view Viburnum Summer |
| feet tall and five feet wide. Like so may | | | | Snowflake visit the Carroll Gardens |
| repeat blooming plants, maximum bloom will be | | | | websiteAlan Summers, president of Carroll |
| achieved if 'Summer Snowflake' is kept | | | | Gardens, Inc., has over 30 years experience |
| actively growing with ample water and | | | | in gardening and landscape design. |