Type Perennial (deciduous)
Hardiness Zones 4 - 9
Bloom March, April, May, June
Height up to 6 ft (1.8 m)
Cultivation
Apart from wet, most soils. Sunny to semi-shaded locations. Will tolerate dry conditions. Although pruning is not essential, it can be done to keep your Spiraea shrub in neat shape. Do it after flowering stopped.
By cuttings (take these in Summer), or by layering (do it in Winter).
Other
Fragrant, spectacular bloom. Other interesting varieties, variegated form: Spiraea thunbergii 'Mount Fuji', pink blooms: Spiraea thunbergii 'Pink Fujino', double blooms: Spiraea thunbergii 'Yat Sabusa'
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Special Thanks to Town & Country Gardens Contributors: dive-angel (Karin), flickr, Jasmine&Roses, ralph and jenny / CC 2.0, Rita Crane Photography. Rita Crane, daughter of LIFE magazine photographer Ralph Crane. Her work can be seen on Flickr at Rita Crane Photography or on her website., TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) / CC 2.0, TMR Davies
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