Watanabe
A long flowering variety of a beautiful plant
Plant Profile: Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’
Growth type: Shrub Life Cycle:
Perennial Height: 6-9 feet (1.8-2.7 meters)
Spread: 8-12 feet (2.4-3.6 meters)
Flowering Season: Spring to Summer
Soil Type: Tolerant of most soil types, prefers well drained soil
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade Form: Upright, mounded
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 – 8, RHS H7 – H6
While Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ lacks the pronounced layered growth of some of the varieties of this superb species, it differs in having a much longer flowering season.
Most of the varieties of V. plicatum flower for about six weeks in late spring/early summer, V. plicatum ‘Watanabe’ flowers for over six months!
In late autumn you get not just flowers but some autumnal colours in the foliage, together they make a beautiful show.
A hardy and easy to grow shrub, although it can in time achieve a sizeable state, pruning can be carried out every few years to limit the size.
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Ciaran The Gardener 