Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Black, Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Showy Flowers, Silhouette

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Butterflies

'Shasta' is a doublefile viburnum with its spreading, layered horizontal branches. Grows about 10 feet tall and probably wider, and it should be pruned for risk of ruining the lovely horizontal layering. Clusters of pure white, lacecap-like flowers in May are followed by fruit that ripens to red and then black in August and September. 'Shasta Variegated' is a sport with leaves that are margined yellowish green, though in our heat, the variegation is not stable due to stress.

Grow in well drained, loamy soils in full sun to partial shade. Though adaptive to soil types, prefers those that are loamy. Avoid shearing as it ruins the lovely horizontal branching pattern; if pruning is required to control size, do so infrequently and selectively (see guides). V. plicatum is a very similar cultivar, and it seems sometimes as if the two are used interchangeably. The only important difference between the two are that V.p. var. tomentosum blooms a couple weeks later, with the flowers tending to more of a "lacecap" appearance. Otherwise, nearly identical.