General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
3 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
3 feet |
| Leaves: |
Good fall color
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Blooms on new wood
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
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| Uses: |
Erosion control
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Butterflies
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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- Japanese Spirea
- Japanese Meadowsweet
- Maybush
Posted by
Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 27, 2014 11:18 AM concerning plant:
Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica) 'Little Princess' produces tons of delicate pale pink blossoms in the late spring and early summer. With deadheading, it will continue to produce blossoms throughout the summer. When in bloom, it is a pollinator magnet, attracting both bees and butterflies. 'Little Princess' does best in full sun. Foliage turns reddish in autumn.
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Sep 12, 2018 1:19 PM concerning plant:
'Little Princess' has been a very popular landscape plant since the 1980's. This cultivar was selected in Holland. It has replaced another compact cultivar with small leaves that is the Alpine Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica alpina) that was used a lot in the 1970's.
Plant Events from our members
| Catmint20906 |
On May 20, 2015 |
Bloomed |
| joannmorford |
On June 1, 1998 |
Obtained plant
Planted by original owner |
| EmmerDo25 |
On June 24, 2018 |
Transplanted
Bought 2 plants on Sat. and 1 more on Sun. Planted all the on Sun with 50/50/50 Fertilizer tree frog one |
| GoTilly |
On June 15, 2023 |
Bloomed |
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