Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' ~ Summer Snowflake Viburnum shade-garden and then acquire rose-pink tones

and then acquire rose-pink tones before eventually fading to beige as its leaves turn

Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX)

but can tolerate average soils

To learn more about the Patriot Hosta read this blog post

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Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' ~ Summer Snowflake Viburnum shade-garden and then acquire rose-pink tonesSummer Snowflake Viburnum is a compact spreading multi stemmed deciduous shrub with smaller, deeply pleated toothed dark green leaves that turn burgundy in fall. Flat clusters of pure white flowers bloom in spring and may sporadically continue to bloom through in summer and fall. The flowers 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