| Description | A compact Spirea with bright yellow foliage in the spring time of the year. |
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| Pronunciation | (spy-REE-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | Listed as being grown best in full sun. I have grown it in half day sun with good results |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | flat top pink flowers |
| Leaves | bright yellow foliage in the spring, fading to yellow green in the summer than back to the spring color in the fall |
| Dimensions | Reaches 2-3 feet tall by 2-3 feet spread. Space 3 feet on center |
| Maintenance | Most all of the Spirea x bumalda and japonica group needs to be pruned back on a 1-3 year cycle. If not they will become scraggly, and flower production will decrease. There are two good methods of pruning these. First is cutting the shrub flush with the ground. This is a good no brainier method and the plant will quickly recover with fresh, new growth. This method will set the flowering back, since the shrub has to totally regrow. Another method is using pruning shears, cut the shrub back about ½ in a shape that will resemble the natural form of the shrub and remove the old gnarly stems from the shrub. Flowering isn't delayed as long as in the previous method. The earlier in the spring this is done, the sooner the plant will flower. One of my clients has me prune back these shrubs each year, since she likes the fresh, new growth of the shrub. Removal of the dead flower heads can result in a minor re bloom. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by the W.H. Peron Co. Ltd., Laval Quebec, Canada. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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