General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Full 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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Other: Dark green, turning shades of golden-yellow and burgundy in fall.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Pinkish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering

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Common names
  • Reeves Spiraea
  • Bridal Wreath Spiraea

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Location: My Yard
Location: My Yard
Location: My Yard
Rescue from big box store clearance rack last fall.
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Double-flowering Maybush - Reeves Spirea 002

Date: c. 1844
illustration by Miss Drake from 'Edwards's Botanical Register', 1
Location: My Yard
Rescue from big box store clearance rack last fall.
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2022
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2022
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Date: August
Location: Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Date: 2018-04-19
Reeves Spirea. Early spring.
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SuperHappyCamper On July 28, 2022 Obtained plant
Purchased from Lowe's (clearance $10).
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