Moonlit Lace on a Moonlit Night

I was admiring our specimen of Viburnum ‘Moonlit Lace’ the other evening, and wanted to upate our previous post about its mature size. It’s still being touted on-line as maturing at 3-4′ tall x wide, which simply isn’t the case. This 9 year old specimen is currently 7′ tall x 12′ wide. Based on the growth rate we’re still seeing, we expect it to mature about 1/3 larger than its current size, so we recommend a screening rate of one plant per non-running car in your neighbor’s yard. Three years ago, after our plant outgrew our original location, it was cut back by half and moved, so it would have most likely been larger, had that not occurred. As a reminder, none of our garden plants ever receive any chemical fertilizers. We still love this hybrid between Viburnum tinus x davidii, but it’s a beast in the garden, so site it appropriately. During the growing season, the foliage is dark green, but it turns a very dark purple during cold weather. Hardiness is Zone 7a-9b.