What is the Japanese snowball?
Japanese snowball or viburnum lungs is a deciduous, ornamental shrub. It is originally from Japan, Tai -wan, China and East Asia. It was imported to the United States, where it is resistant to the US Ministry of Agriculture 6 to 8. The flowers of Japanese snowballs are generally sterile and grown through cuttings.
The Japanese Snow Ball Bush gets its name for its big, white, striking flowers. These flowers are impressive and long -term, both on the bush and as part of the editing flower. The shrub leaves emphasize flowers. They are between 2 and 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) long and 1 to 2.5 inches (3 to 6 cm) wide. The leaves are oval and arranged against each other along the stem that supports flowers.
The shrub is generally easy to grow and maintain. It is resistant to deer and long flowering. The flowers remain on Kero from the middle lane through the summer and autumn. The red berries develop late in summer and ripen in black in autumn as they attract birds and other small wildlife as a source of food.The leaves are dark green in spring and summer and change different shades of purple and dark red during the fall.
Japanese snowball grows well in full or partial sun. He likes well drained, slightly moist, soil. It grows well in soil that is neutral to sour. When planting a Japanese snowball, dig up the space of one and half of the size of the container in which the shrub is currently. Mix some organic matter such as compost before planting. Run the shrub into the hole and fill the area around the bush with soil and organic matter. Water thoroughly after planting. Shape the shape of flowering flowers with a Japanese snow ball pruning.
Japanese snowball is a popular choice for decorative plantings because of its impressive appearance and ease of cultivation. It matures at medium speed and when it is mature between 10 and 15 feet (3 to 5 meters) high. If planting a number of Japanese shrubs of snowballs, allow meZI each plant between 12 and 15 feet (3.6 to 4.5 meters). This provides them with the room they need when they ripen.