Vanhout Spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Renaissance'
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Hillside Garden, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Plantasia
Description
Shrub growing to 6-8(10)' tall and with a spread of 10-12'. The habit is fountain-like or vase-shaped, round-topped with arching branches recurving to the ground, making a tall broad mound. Foliage is a dull bluish green in summer. Flowers are white, 1/3" across; borne in many flowered, 1-2" diameter umbels.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
disease resistance