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Spirea japonica
( Neon Flash Spirea )
Neon Flash is a larger variety with carmine-red inflorescences and bright new growth turning a deep green. Mature height to three feet. This semi-deciduous shrub has erect shoots and a clump forming growth habit.

 


SPIREA INSECT PROBLEMS
Spirea aphid causes leaf curling and is usually found
on the shoot tips or in flower clusters. Heavy
infestations reduce the amount of growth produced by the
plant. The insects can be dislodged with high pressure ...

Spirea x bumalda 'Limemound'
This is a low mounding spreading deciduous shrub with soft chartreuse new growth, maturing to a light green through summer, and showing reds and oranges in fall.

Spireas, such as Anthony Waterer make excellent plants for adding to the front of mixed shrub borders that have a lot of evergreen plants. The twiggy deciduous form of the plant softens the stark green leaves of the evergreens in winter.

Double Bridal Wreath Spirea
Description
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.

False spireas form large masses of arching branches that are covered with green pinnate leaves. Billowy white sprays of flowers appear in mid- to late summer. Mature plants spread where you let them.

Limemound and Goldflame Spirea Spiraea × bumalda Limemound and ‘Goldflame' Nursery plants Main Page Back ...

Spirea is no chore. You plant it, it grows, it blossoms swell. It can be made handsomer with annual pruning, & it will be more densely leafed & healthier with regular watering, but even if neglected it'll flourish.

Spirea are easy-care shrubs that flower best when grown in full sun. They can be planted in the spring or fall. The new plants should be kept moist while they are getting established, but older shrubs can tolerate dry soil and some drought.

Spirea, Anthony Waterer, Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Spirea, Billiard, Spiraea x billiardii
Spirea, Blue, Caryopteris x clandonensis ...

Spirea (Spiraea cvs.) This shrub family is blessed with many small cultivars, including S. japonica 'Anthony Waterer' (1 m tall) with rosy flowers, S. j. 'Little Princess' (60 cm tall) with lighter pink flowers, and S. j.

False spirea: (Astilbe) 'Betsy Cuperus' (light pink), 'Fire' (crimson red), 'Intermezzo' (salmon rose), 'Lilli Goos' (rose pink), 'Peach Blossom' (salmon pink), 'Professor Van Der Wielen' (white), 'Superba' (rosy purple), 'White Gloria' ...

Japanese spirea covers itself in fuzzy flowers in early summer.
Description
Japanese spirea is an erect, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub that gets 2-6 ft (0.6-1.8 m) tall with a similar spread. The slender reddish brown stems may be hairy or glabrous.

Description:
Thor Spirea, noted primarily for its blue-green summer foliage and its mixed fall color, also has attractive white inflorescences in spring.

Astilbe, false goat's beard, false spirea (Astilbe species)
Aubergine, eggplant (Solanum melongena)
Autumn crocus (Crocus laevigatus, Crocus banaticus)
Avena grass, blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens, Avena candida) ...

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 ...

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Lisaura' PP 20,608 (Hint of Gold False Blue Spirea)
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'White Surprise' PPAF (White Surprise False Blue Spirea)
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum (Giant Golden Saxifrage) ...

Bumald Spirea
Rosaceae
Leaves alternate, ovate to lanceolate, with serrated margins
leaves dark blue-green (may be yellow/orange to light green on cultivars)
buds small, brown, imbricate, appressed to stem
stems thin, brown, smooth ...

Also known as False Spirea and False Goat's Beard, Astilbe is native to Asia and North America. Astilbe plumes bloom in June-July. Colors include include pink, red, white, purple and peach. Plants grow 18" to as much as 5 feet.

Blueberries (Vaccinium) 4. Hawthorns (Crataegus) 5. Fruit Trees 6. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus) 7. Privet (Ligustrum) 8. Lilac (Syringa) 9. Redbud (Cercis) 10. Spicebush (Lindera) 11. Spirea (Spirea) 12. Sumac (Rhus) ...

Spiraea betulifolia Pall. Shiny-leaf Spiraea or Spirea Rosaceae Rose
Family ...

C. x clandonensis, commonly known as bluebeard or blue spirea, is the species one usually finds at garden centers and in catalogs. One of its most notable features is its delicate appearance and size.

Andorra Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa')
Japgarden Juniper (Juniperus procumbens)
* Dwarf Nandina (Nandina domestica 'Atropurpurea Nana')
Bumald Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda)
Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo)
Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) ...

See also: Green, May, Pink, Spiraea, Rose