Japanese snowball

Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum f. plicatum

Flower name
Japanese snowball
Scientific name
Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum f. plicatum
Aliasテマリバナ, テマリカ, 手毬花, Japanese snowball
Place of originCultivars in Japan
Place of floweringGarden, Park, Horticultural species, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMay, June
Language of flowersPromise

What is Japanese snowball

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Japanese snowball or Oh-demari in Japanese ( scientific : Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum f. plicatum ) is the horticultural varieties of Tomentosum (Yabu-temari , scientific : Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum）which is wild species native to Japan .Plicatum (Oh-demari) is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub of the family caprifoliaceae. Plicatum lets a pistil and the stamen of the bisexual flower of the tomentosum degenerate, and is not possible for the fruit because it has a neutral flower (ornamental flower) and is the cultivation class. It makes flowers with the white ball-formed volume bloom in early summer from late spring. The leavs have irregularity in the ovoid with the circle.

General name: Japanese snowball ,Scientific name: Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum, Native habitat: Japan, Hokkaido - Kyushu, environment: garden variety of tomentosum, life: deciduous broad-leaved shrub, Height: 2 - 6 m, shoots and leaves: with star-shaped hairs, leaf shape: wide oval, leaf length: 5-7 cm, the phyllotaxis: serrated, opposite,leaf quality: veins, cymose inflorescence shape: spherical, uneven, inflorescence length: 10 cm, flowers: all decorative flower, flower diameter: 2-places flower color: pale green →, white, pink, flowers bloom: single, yae, flower sise: 2-4 cm, Apex or leaf axil, petal-type flowers, petal-shaped : car shape, fruit: sterility, plant propagation: cuttings, use: garden, potted.