Spiraea Add Color in More Ways Than One

Spiraea are low maintenance shrubs which can be used in borders, as foundation plants, or in cottage gardens. They are attractive individually or in groupings. I love this display of three very different spiraea. The leaf color varies from a green, a blue green and a yellow while the flower color varies from a pink, white, or rose-red.

All are fairly drought resistant once established and like full to part sun. Shearing off their early summer blooms allow the shrubs to produce a second flush. Birds and butterflies are attracted to the tiny blossoms that grow in flat umbels as wide as four inches.

A heavier shearing during the winter months produces a more compact structure that sets blooms on the new growth.

The tallest, spiraea bulmalda Anthony Waterer, grows to 3 to 5 feet and has the red flower and bluish- green foliage.

'Anthony Waterer'

'White Gold'

Spiraea japonica White Gold grows to 3 feet and has white flowers and bright yellow leaves which mature to gold.

Spiraea japonica Little Princess is the smallest of the three growing only to 2 3 feet and not as wide as the others. It has pink flowers and green leaves.

What a wonderful combination!

Tags: blooming now, landscape design, spiraea

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