Light
Full sun to part shade.
Growing guide · Shrubs
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum
How to grow Doublefile Viburnum 'Mariesii'.
Wedding lace, on a shrub.
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Zones
- 5–8
- Size
- 8–10 ft tall, wider than tall
- Spacing
- 10–12 ft apart; plant 6–8 ft apart for a screen
- Pets
- Keep from nibblers
Water
Water deeply during dry spells; it doesn't like drought. Mulch to keep roots cool and moist.
Planting and soil
Plant in spring or fall in moist, well-drained soil. Leave room; it grows wide, with layered horizontal branches.
Feeding
Compost in spring. Slow-release shrub food only if growth is weak.
Pruning
Right after it flowers, and lightly. Remove a few of the oldest stems to keep the layered shape open.
Through the year
Tiers of white lacecap flowers in May, red berries for birds in summer, wine-red leaves in fall.
If something's off
Leaf scorch in hot, dry summers: water more and mulch. In the Northeast, watch for viburnum leaf beetle holes in spring.
Plays well with
Plant it with friends.
Horizontal branches, stacked with flowers.
Tiers of flat white flowers line up along horizontal branches in May, like someone set a table. Birds take the red berries in summer, and the leaves go wine-red in fall. Give it room; it's at its best as a loose screen.
Why we stock it: One shrub that reads like a whole planting.
Doublefile Viburnum 'Mariesii'from $69 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Doublefile Viburnum 'Mariesii'from $69 · Arrives alive, or we replace it