Spiraea
Spiraea
Two shrubs under one name — the spring-flowering kinds pruned once they bloom, the summer kinds cut hard in March.
Light Full sun for the best flowering.
Water Water it in to establish, then it copes with dry spells.
Height 1.5 m
Spread 4 ft 11 in
Spacing 150 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 4 ft 11 in
- In-row spacing
- 4 ft 11 in
- Between rows
- 6 ft 2 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun for the best flowering.
- Watering
- Water it in to establish, then it copes with dry spells.
- Feeding
- A compost mulch in spring, and rarely anything more.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
- Pruning
- Prune by type — after flowering, or hard in March.
Through the year
- Mar–May Bud Break
- May–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Oct Growing
- Oct–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Geraniums, Lavender, Nepeta
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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