Japanese White Spirea
Spiraea japonica f. albiflora
Rosaceae
Growth Habit
Dwarf ShrubDescription
Dwarf shrub reaching 35-40 cm in height with a dense, compact habit and rust-brown pubescent shoots (!). Leaves oval-rounded, somewhat leathery, 1.5-3 cm long, to 2 cm wide, very rugose (!), coarsely serrate, somewhat bullate, dark green above, light green beneath. Flowers dark pink, held in small,4-9 cm wide compound corymbs, stamens reddish, somewhat longer than the petals, effective in July. Known only in cultivation.
Source of plant
Bailey Nurseries, Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Betty Miller, Forestfarm Nursery, Cornell Botanic Gardens
