Bridal wreath
Francoa sonchifolia 'Pink Bouquet'
Genus: Francoa
Species: sonchifolia
Cultivar: 'Pink Bouquet' ...
Bridal Wreaths are only two species in the genus Francoa which is naive of subalpine meadows in South America (Chile). Both make showy upright stalks with rose-white flowers above a dense basal leaf rosette.
Double Bridal Wreath Spirea is a deciduous shrub further north and an evergreen in the south. This Spirea has an upright growth habit with arching branches with dark blue green foliage.
Vanhoutte Spiraea, Vanhoutte Bridalwreath, Bridal Wreath
Tough and hardy, Spiraea tolerate sun or light shade and many different soil types as long as drainage is good. It is a large genus of shrubs with showy white, pink, or rosy-red flowers.
Bridal wreath spirea isn't exactly a garden standout for most of the year but come early spring the shrub erupts into an explosion of tiny white flowers strung densely along wirey stems that toss in the breeze to become the star of the spring garden.
* Bridal wreath (Stephanotis floribunda). This native to Madagascar has thick dark green leaves and from spring to fall produces clusters of five-lobed waxy white flowers about 2-1/2 inches long.
bridal wreath spirea Spiraea prunifolia
bristletips; oxyspora Oxyspora paniculata
bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus
bristly locust; rose-acacia Robinia hispida
broadleaf paper-bark; punktree Melaleuca quinquenervia ...
the bridal wreath (S. x prunifolia), native to Japan, and its similar hybrid S. vanhouttei. In these species the fragrant, spirelike flower clusters typical of the genus are borne on long, arching branches.
BRIDAL WREATH
Fuchsia
Fuchsia corymbiflora
Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'
Fuchsia 'Golden Anniversary'
Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'
Fuchsia 'Lechlade Gorgon'
Fuchsia 'Little Beauty'
Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae
Fuchsia magellanica var.
After flowering has finished, prune the mostly spring-blooming, bridal wreath spireas. Thin old and weak canes to the ground annually. Prune the summer-blooming, shrubby spireas in winter or early spring.
Common name Madagascar jasmine, bridal wreath, floradora
Botanical name Stephanotis floribunda
Group Evergreen climber
Flowering time May to October
Planting time April
Height and spread Up to 3-6m (10-20ft) ...
Skimmia japonica Skimmia Skimmia japonica 'Nana' Dwarf Japanese Skimmia Sophora japonica Japanese Pagodatree Spiraea prunifolia 'Plena' Bridalwreath Spirea Spiraea x bumalda Bumald Spirea Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' Dwarf Pink Bridal Wreath ...
Van Houtte, Van Houtte Bridal Wreath Spiraea × vanhouttei
Western Spiraea douglasii
Spruce (Picea)
Black Picea mariana
Variegated Picea mariana ‘Aureovariegata'
Black Hills Picea glauca var. densata
Brewer Picea breweriana ...
 See also: Green, Pink, Spirea, Japonica, Spiraea
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