Spiraea x vanhouttei (Bridal Wreath Spiraea)

Spiraea x vanhouttei (Bridal Wreath Spiraea)

 

Pronunciation: spy-REE-uh ex van-HOW-tee-eye
Family: rosaceae 
Plant type: deciduous shrub
Origin: Europe
Zone: 4 
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Mature size
  Height: 2-3 m
spval2.jpg  Spread: 2-3 m
Habit: arching
Form: oval horizontal round
Texture: medium
 spvaf1.jpgExposure - full sun to full shade
Preferred soil - well drained
Landscape uses - tall background, screen, shrub border
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Leaves
Arrangement: alternate
Shape: ovate
Size: 5 cm by 2 cm
Margin: entire near base to serrate at top
Characteristics: heavily veined, soft flexible
Colour: green
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Flowers
Inflorescence type: corymb
Colour: showey white
Size: .5 cm flowers in 3-5 cm clusters
Time: april may
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Fruit type: follicle 
Colour: white
Time: August September
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Propagation - cuttings
Comments - Spiraea x vanhouttei has much rounder leaves compared to the Spiraea japonica and the Spiraea nipponica which have long slender leaves

Pests - dieback scale 

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