General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 1 to 2 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves emerge a firey red color, turning to yellow and then to orange red in autumn.
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Japanese Spirea
  • Japanese Meadowsweet
  • Maybush

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2015-06-18
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2015-06-18
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2015-06-18

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