| Spiraea Arguta |
A medium sized shrub giving a graceful outline of gently weeping branches that in May are entirely covered by small white flowers, making its two common names of Foam of May and Bridal wreath most appropriate |
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| Spiraea betulifolia |
A small shrub, different from most Spiraeas, because of its distinctive foliage. Masses of white flowers bloom in May. |
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| Spiraea betulifolia var aemiliana |
A lovely compact form, typical masses of snow white flowers. A useful plant where space is limited |
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| Spiraea billiardii Triumphans |
A very good strong growing shrub of medium size producing masses of rose-pink flowers over long period of summer. |
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| Spiraea jap. Albiflora |
Medium sized deciduous shrub growing to 3ft x 3ft. Large white flowers during summer. Prune in April. Water until established. |
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| Spiraea jap. Anthony Waterer |
A deciduous upright shrub which makes an excellent addition to a border or for mass planting. The young leaves start off red, turning with age to green, occaisionally variegated cream and pink. It bears lovely heads of crimson flowers from mid-summer. |
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| Spiraea jap. Dart's Red |
Flowers similar to S. Anthony Waterer but foliage plain green |
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| Spiraea jap. Fire light |
A seedling of S. Goldflame but smaller in size and more weeping branchlets, usual deep pink flowers, foliage in autumn a superb show of fiery reds and orange |
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| Spiraea jap. Gold Mound |
A small compact with the expected bright new spring foliage colour of orange changing to yellow as summer progresses. Small pink flowers but noy especially showy | |
| Spiraea jap. Little Princess |
This beautiful mound-forming shrub has small dark green leaves which are bronze when young. Most attractive in mid summer when it is covered in dense clusters of rose-pink flowers with conspicuous stamens. |
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| Spiraea jap. Shirobana |
An unusual dwarf shrub with dark green spear shaped foliage and flowers both deep pink and white, on the same and different flower heads. | |
| Spiraea jap. Goldflame |
This is a deservedly popular garden plant of dwarf habit. It has beautiful foliage which opens red-orange, turning bright yellow and finally green. From mid summer it bears flower heads of a dusty rose-pink. Looks lovely in a mixed border. | |
| Spiraea nipponica Snowmound |
This stunning June flowering shrub grows to about two metres. It has small dark green leaves on long arching stems in early summer. The stems are covered with dense clusters of white, hawthorn-like flowers. |
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| Spiraea vanhouttei |
Quite spectacular when in full flowers the arching branches appear totally laden with snow white flowers | |
| Spiraea vanhouttei Pink Ice |
A smaller plant than the parent with the foliage attractively flecked white |
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