Spirea

Spiraea

Delicate foliage and cascading branches of white or pink spring flowers are two traits that earn spirea its rightful place in the mixed border. A beautiful flowering companion for spring bulbs, the bridal wreath spirea is a traditional favorite.

Other types have colorful light-green or gold foliage that contrasts with purple-toned perennials and shrubs. Compact spirea varieties form mounding backdrops in small-space gardens.

Spireas thrive in a fertile, moist soil with good drainage.

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Light:

Sun

Type:

Shrub

Height:

From 1 to 8 feet

Width:

To 6 feet wide

Flower Color:

Pink, White, Yellow

Foliage Color:

Blue/Green

Seasonal Features:

Colorful Fall Foliage, Spring Bloom, Summer Bloom, Winter Interest

Problem Solvers:

Good For Privacy, Slope/Erosion Control

Zones:

5-9

more varieties for Spirea

Anthony Waterer spirea

(Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer') grows into a 3-foot-tall mound with deep rosy pink flowers in spring. Zones 4-9

Bridal wreath spirea

(Spiraea prunifolia 'Plena') bears tiny double white flowers on bare branches early in spring, before the glossy green leaves appear. Some red fall color. Zones 5-9

Froebel spirea

(Spiraea japonica 'Frobelii') bears bright pink spring flowers and grows 5 feet tall and wide. Zones 4-9

Goldflame spirea

(Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame') is a small shrub to 2 to 3 feet high, with orange-gold tinted new growth that softens to light green in summer, then copper-orange in fall. It bears pink flowers in early summer. Zones 4-9

Little Princess spirea

(Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess') forms a dense mound 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Rose pink flowers in spring. Zones 4-9

Snowmound spirea

(Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound') bears white flowers that almost smother the branches in early summer. It forms a fast-growing, mounding shrub 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 4-8

Van Houtte spirea

(Spirea x vanhouttei) forms a vase-shaped shrub to 6 feet tall and wide, bearing white flowers in mid-spring. Zones 4-8

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