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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Spiraea japonica
L.
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Japanese Spirea
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Rosaceae
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3
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Twiggy, densely branched, low mounded shrub, fast growing.
ADAPTABILITY:
Well-drained soils, neutral to slightly acidic, does not like wet soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Low border, hedge, facing or filler shrub.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Subject to chlorosis in high pH soils. Subject to spider mites in dry sites.
NATIVE RANGE:
Japan
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Alpina'- dwarf selection, soft pink flowers. 'Anthony Waterer' and similar
cultivars are usually considered to be S. x bumalda.
'Goldmound' -yellow-foliaged, especially in spring, very noticeable.
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