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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001389
11/12/99

Spiraea japonica--Japanese Spirea


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 4 ft Spread: 5 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: pink

Comments: The species will grow to 5 feet but it is
usually present in landscapes in the form as one of its
cultivars.

Cultivars:
'Albiflora' - This low-growing shrub produces white
flowers in mid to late summer. Grow the plant in sun
or light shade. There is no fall foliage color.
'Alpina' - A short, dense plant (Vis. 16) producing pink
flowers (Vis. 17).
'Candle Light' - The pale yellow foliage (Vis. 18) is
combined with pink flowers.
'Everblooming' - Pink flowers are produced from mid-
summer to fall.
'Fire Light' - Orange colored new growth (Vis. 1) and a
bright red fall color are produced on compact plants.
The flowers are pink.
'Flaming Mound' - The foliage (Vis. 3) is yellow and the
flowers are dark pink (Vis. 2).
'Goldflame' - Red flowers are combined with golden
spring foliage (Vis. 5) that fades to green.
'Gold Mound' - (Vis. 4) The golden foliage has red tips
in the fall. The flowers are pink.
'Lemon Princess' - (Vis. 6) Bright yellow foliage and
pale pink flowers.
'Lisp' ('Golden Princess') - A mounded plant 3 feet
tall and 4 feet wide (Vis. 7). The foliage is bright
yellow and the flowers are pink.
'Little Princess' - A low, mounded plant (Vis. 8) with
pink flowers (Vis. 9) and a dark red fall color.
'Magic Carpet' - (Vis. 10) The new shoots are red and
mature in to bronze colored foliage. The flowers are
deep pink (Vis. 11). The fall foliage color is dark
red.
'Mertyann' ('Dakota Goldcharm') - A dwarf only 15
inches tall but spreading to 3 feet (Vis. 12). The
leaves are yellow with red tips. The bright pink
flowers are produced in early summer with additional
sporadic flowering throughout the season.
'Neon Flash' - Red flowers (Vis. 13) are combined with
reddish new growth.
'Shibori' - This mound-shaped cultivar will be 2 feet
tall and 3 feet wide. The flowers are pink or white
and flowers (Vis. 14) of either color can occur in the
same flower cluster.
'Shirobana' - This cultivar produces clusters of white,
pink or red flowers (Vis. 15) all at the same time.

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Monrovia Nursery Company 1995, Lake County
Nursery 1999, Princeton Nurseries 1999, J. Frank Schmidt
and Son 1999, Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Ray Wiegand's
Nursery 1999, Walters Gardens 1999, Iseli Nursery 1999,
Wayside Gardens 1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Studebaker
Nurseries 1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery
1999, Gee Farms 1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway
Nurseries 1999, Carlton Plants 1999.


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