General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4 feet
Plant Spread: 7 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Not suitable for containers

Common names
  • Van Houtte Spiraea

Comments:
  • Posted by mcash70 (Near Kamloops, BC, Canada - Zone 3a) on Jan 24, 2012 5:51 PM concerning plant:
    Good accent plant with profuse white flowers on arching branches in spring. It is a dense vase shaped upright shrub with dark green foliage turning to orange red in the fall.
    Water regularly as needed. Feed in spring with an all purpose fertilizer prior to new spring growth. little pruning is necessary. Prune broken or damaged limbs.

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