General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 1.5 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Foliage emerges purplish & then turns green.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Pink
Other: VERY bright pink! More like magenta.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Cuttings: Root
Layering
Division

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Common names
  • Japanese Spirea
  • Japanese Meadowsweet
  • Maybush

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-10-16
Location: Zucker Shrub Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Date: 07/08/2003
photo by Cornell Plantations via Cornell University Library's eCo
Location: Zucker Shrub Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Date: 07/08/2003
photo by Cornell Plantations via Cornell University Library's eCo
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-23
Location: Twisp
Date: August
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-12

Date: 2012-04-25
Location: Twisp
Date: 2013-07-07

Date: 2012-04-25

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