| Description | An old time favorite plant still available but has been super seeded by better cultivars. Micheal Dirr describes it as an "Over the hill gang". |
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| Pronunciation | (spy-RE-ah)(prune-ni-fo-li-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white double, appear on the leafless stems, early spring |
| Leaves | summer foliage green, fair at best fall foliage color of yellow-orange with a bronze ting |
| Dimensions | In older plantings it will reach 5-9 by almost equal spread. Older plants become open, scraggly and coarse. |
| Native Site | Japan, central China |
| Cultivar Origin | discovered from Von Siebold in Japan and Wilson in central China, circa 1843 |
| Author's Notes | Bridal Wreath Spirea is a plant I refer to has an "Old Homestead Indicator". As I drive past an area and there are no apparent structures but plants such as Lilac, Hydrangea, Bridal Wreath Spirea, Hollyhock, etc are growing. It is a sure bet that these plants were part of a former home or farms landscape. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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