Viburnum Shasta

Shasta Viburnum is an early blooming spreading multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with horizontal branching and toothed leathery dark green leaves that turn burgundy in fall.  Heavy blooms of flat clusters of pure white flowers in double-file bloom in spring and give way to bright red berries that mature to black in fall.  Flowers best with full sun and moist, lightly acidic well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.  Foliage is evergreen in the South but still earns fall color. Type:  Shrub Origins: East Asia Height:  5' - 10' Spread:  8’ - 12' Spacing:  10' USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 - 8 Culture:  Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color:  White Season of Interest:  Spring, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Prune immediately as needed after flowering- flower buds start in summer.   Pruned stems will not have fruit display. LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Beardtongue, Weigela IMAGE: Photo by NatureServe, Doublefile Viburnum *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown