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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Spiraea thunbergii Sieb. ex
Bl.
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Thunberg 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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4
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
To 5 feet by 5 feet, rapid growth rate. Bushy, slender-branched, finely-leaved,
spreading and arching habit.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun, does not like continually moist soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Border, specimen, informal hedge.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Aphids. Shearing or formal pruning destroys character of plant, but can become
scraggly and open with age. Prune spring flowering spireas immediately after
flowering.
NATIVE RANGE:
China, Japan
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-8
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
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