Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum

Hope springs eternal each year in early spring, doesn't it? Let this early blooming Viburnum 'throw out' the first baseball-sized blooms to officially start your season. Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum 'PIIVIB-II') offers major league interest with a plentiful show of rounded flowers. The bold blooms open celadon green and age to pure white. Pollinators adore these blooms and you will too as they fill your floral bouquets indoors!

These clustered balls make a fast impression, and last a long time as cut flowers in the vase. No need to worry about seeds, as each of the individual flowers is sterile. The dark-green leaves have a beautiful pleated texture. The overall look is extremely attractive even when the flowers are gone. Add height by mixing Opening Day™ with Chinese Snowball and Eastern Snowball Viburnums for a wide variety of heights and interests!

Put these three-season shrubs to work in your landscape. Hide unwanted views the easy way with their dense branching and large textured leaves. As the temperatures strike a downturn, the foliage scores that fantastic red-purple fall color called cabernet. The mounded, tight growth habit fits beautifully in today's smaller lots. You'll enjoy the versatility of these beautiful flowering shrubs. Versatile and adaptable to USDA hardiness zones 5-8, these deciduous ornamental shrubs are the perfect choice to welcome the spring season!

Planting and Application:

Mellow out with family and friends with groupings of space-saving and Doublefile Viburnum screening off your patio. Relax with family and friends in private style, without fear of feeling like you live in the dugout. These workhorses look great at the back of the mixed border. You'll appreciate their top averages, with plenty of color, texture and outstanding ornamental blooms. Songbirds roost and nest in these dense shrubs all year round and appreciate the shelter and habitat.

Create a wonderfully modern hedge with their help. Let Opening Day™ develop into an informal friendly fence and make yourself and the neighbors happy. Slide in these hard-working shrubs into your existing windbreaks at home. We predict you'll love these long-lived plants more and more as time goes on. Why not give a few as a welcome housewarming present?

• Sterile Baseball-Sized Blooms Won't Produce Seeds
• Easy Care, Early Blooming Mophead Flowers
• Beautiful Dark Green, Textured Foliage & Exceptional Red-Purple Fall Color
• Excellent Choice for Butterflies and Beneficial Pollinators
• Great Hedge, Screen or Border, Bird Habitat, Cut Flowers & Gift Plant

#ProPlantTips for Care:

These mophead style Doublefile Viburnum are exceptional team players and need at least four hours of sunlight a day and they perform well in either full sun, or partial shade. Give them well-drained soil, and keep them hydrated with a moderate amount of water on a regular basis. Add a three-inch layer of mulch over their roots, then pull it back away from directly touching the stems. After the incredible flowers are finished, you can prune to shape, if needed. Every three years, do a renewal prune. Simply remove several of the oldest, thickest stems down to the ground at that time. Leave the younger, thinner stems in place to keep the plant young and vigorous.

• Grows in Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Adaptable to Most Well-Drained Soil Types
• Provide Mulched Beds & Moderate, Regular Moisture
• Prune After Flowering To Deadhead & Shape Shrub
• Deer Don't Prefer The Taste & Juglone Resistant

As they say in baseball...play ball! Order the baseball-sized mopheads of Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum today! This heavy hitter is an improved take on a classic garden plant. Don't miss the first pitch, let NatureHills.com sign Opening Day™ Doublefile Viburnum to your roster this season!