Spirea Arguta
This large bushy variety needs little maintenance and makes a popular choice for filling gaps in borders.
Spirea arguta. Spirea is a reliable blooming shrub that thrives in usda zones 5 9. Spiraea arguta is a medium sized deciduous shrub almost totally covered in white flowers just as the foliage starts to beak in spring. Many of these produce flowers right after pruning. The frothy appearance of spiraea arguta in bloom is a magical sight in mixed borders. Pruning spirea after a couple of years will rejuvenate the plant. It develops into a dense rounded shrub in the region of 6 8ft height and spread in a timescale of around 8 10 years. Genus spiraea are deciduous shrubs sometimes suckering with simple leaves and short racemes panicles or corymbs of small 5 petalled white or pink flowers in spring or summer details arguta is a rounded deciduous shrub with slender arching shoots bearing small lance shaped leaves and clusters of small white flowers on short lateral shoots all along the branches in spring.
Some of the popular spireas are spiraea arguta billardii bumalda goldflame golden princess japonica anthony waterer japonica shirobana little princes snowmound and thunbergii. Spirea spireas are a diverse group of flowering shrubs that are a garden favorite. The deep blue green leaves are a handsome attribute during the summer months. This deciduous shrub grows to 8 ft in height and width making a great specimen or hedge. Spirea blooms consistently and profusely on new wood after some time the plant begins to look a bit bedraggled with few blooms. Nippon spirea spiraea nipponica. Bouquet like clusters of small white flowers smother the branches in late spring.
The flowers of japanese japonica spirea ones occur after trimming during late winter. Nippon spirea is an upright mounded shrub reaching 4 to 5 feet tall and wide with graceful overhanging branches. Spiraea makes an easy to grow deciduous shrub with a vigorous and quick growing habit. Spring blooming and summer blooming. Native to eastern asia spiraea x arguta bridal wreath spirea has graceful spreading branches and clusters of small white flowers which completely cover the upper sides of its branches from april and may.