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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Spiraea x vanhouttei
(Briot) Zab.
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Vanhoutte 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 4 feet, spreading to 6 feet, fountain-like or vase shaped, branches recurve
to the ground.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun, well-drained soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, border, massing, informal hedge.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Aphids disfigure growth by summer. Mildew develops with poor air circulation.
Prune by selective removal of old wood, prune immediately after flowering, renewal
pruning (to ground) in early summer.
NATIVE RANGE:
Hybrid- S. cantoniensis x S. trilobata
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3-8
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
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