Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Dart's Red Robin'
Japanese snowball tree 'Dart's Red Robin', Doublefile viburnum 'Dart's Red Robin', Double file viburnum 'Dart's Red Robin'
Viburnum Viburnum
'Dart's Red Robin' _ 'Dart's Red Robin' is a mound-forming to spreading, deciduous shrub with horizontal branches bearing ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves turning reddish-purple in autumn and, in late spring, erect stems bearing flattened cymes of tiny, creamy-white, fertile flowers surrounded by large, white, sterile flowers. Flowers are followed by ovoid, red fruit ripening black.
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Dart's Red Robin' is: Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming, Spreading
Berries may cause stomach discomfort if ingested.
White in Spring; White in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Red, Purple in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Leaf spot Leaf spot
Pruning Group 8. Tolerates hard pruning.
Softwood cuttings
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Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Dart's Red Robin' (Japanese snowball tree 'Dart's Red Robin') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance
Grows in most moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Dart's Red Robin'
Japanese snowball tree 'Dart's Red Robin', Doublefile viburnum 'Dart's Red Robin', Double file viburnum 'Dart's Red Robin'
Viburnum Viburnum
'Dart's Red Robin' _ 'Dart's Red Robin' is a mound-forming to spreading, deciduous shrub with horizontal branches bearing ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves turning reddish-purple in autumn and, in late spring, erect stems bearing flattened cymes of tiny, creamy-white, fertile flowers surrounded by large, white, sterile flowers. Flowers are followed by ovoid, red fruit ripening black.
China, Japan
Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming, Spreading
Berries may cause stomach discomfort if ingested.
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Red, Purple in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Pruning Group 8. Tolerates hard pruning.
Softwood cuttings
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Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Dart's Red Robin' (Japanese snowball tree 'Dart's Red Robin') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance
Grows in most moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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