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Lil' Ditty® Witherod Viburnum Viburnum cassinoides

Flower Season
  • Spring
Mature Size
2' 2' 61cm 61cm
Height: 12" - 2'
Spread: 12" - 2'
Height: 30cm - 61cm
Spread: 30cm - 61cm
  • Details

    12 - 24 Inches
    12 - 24 Inches
    12 - 24 Inches
    30cm - 61cm
    30cm - 61cm
    30cm - 61cm

    Features

    Space-saving dwarf viburnum!

    An exceptional dwarf viburnum that is a puffball of creamy white, fragrant flowers in late spring. Handsome, glossy foliage gives this shrub a sophisticated presence in the garden even when it is not in bloom. 

    Top reasons to grow Lil' Ditty viburnum:

    • one of the only dwarf viburnums on the market - just 1-2' tall
    • Prolific white blooms in spring
    • Native to North America
    Fragrant Flower
    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest
    Attracts: 
    Birds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cm
    Spacing: 
    12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Flower Shade: 
    creamy
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Consistent
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Mixed borders, foundation plantings.

    This adaptable, easy-to-grow landscape plant is perfect for mass plantings, foundations, and the outer edge of water gardens.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers moist, well-drained soils but will tolerate wet ones. Struggles in hot, dry conditions. Dwarf variety needs little pruning. Fertilize in spring if desired.

    Lil' Ditty is capable of developing attractive berries, however, it is the only selection of this type that is widely available on the market, so finding a suitable pollinator is difficult. Fortunately, the flowers, high-quality foliage, and useful dwarf habit of Lil' Ditty is enough to make it worthy of planting in your landscape or garden, even if no companion is around for fruit to form.

    Lil' Ditty® Viburnum cassinoides 'SMNVCDD' USPP 27,549, Can 5,943
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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • I grow this viburnum in good soil and poor soil, no irrigation. It looks good always, smooth nice foliage. I live in the woods, and deer do not bother it, and it does not attract insect pests.

      Karen
      , Wisconsin
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
    • Purchased this plant October 2017. The foliage was awesome and it fits in amongst a low groundcover near the front of the border. Amazing fall color.

      Kevin Kelly
      , Pennsylvania
      , United States
      , 5 years ago
    • Nice compact plant with clean foliage and lots of white flowers in the spring. Kind of reminds me of Winterthur Viburnum, but more dense and compact

      Dave Levan
      , Pennsylvania
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
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