| Description | Vetch Spirea (Spiraea veitchii) is a strong growing, arching shrub with white flowers reaching over 8 feet high. |
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| Pronunciation | (spy-REE-ah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | sun, mostly sunny, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Occur in white dense clusters (corymbs) starting in early June. |
| Leaves | Simple, oval grey-green leaves. |
| Dimensions | 7-9 feet with arching branches |
| Maintenance | This Spirea blooms on old wood and is best pruned no later than 2 weeks after blooming. Cut back blooming stems and, at this time, remove old canes and dead or diseased branches. If the shrub has become old and gnarly, cut the Spirea back hard as part of renewal pruning. |
| Propagation | softwood cuttings |
| Native Site | central and western China |
| Cultivar Origin | 1900 |
| Misc Facts | syn Spiraea atemnophylla |
| Notes & Reference | #03-Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, #226-Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (Donald Wyman) |
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