Bridal Spirea
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Bridal spirea. It is a medium sized deciduous shrub that features sprays of little white flowers. The bridal wreath spirea is a medium sized deciduous shrub that features sprays of little white flowers. Save 2 70 15 save 2 70 15 free delivery with 45 order. Proven winners 1 gal double play painted lady spirea spiraea live shrub pink flowers and.
Also known by its botanical name spiraea prunifolia bridal wreath spirea is considered invasive in some parts of the eastern united states. However the old fashioned varieties can take a lot of space and look best when not pruned. The dark green oval leaves turn purple to red in the fall. Bridal wreath spirea is a medium sized shrub characterized by sprays of white flowers.
Some of the old fashioned varieties of spirea such as bridal wreath with its timeless elegance and delicate cascading branches covered in frothy white blooms have been around for decades. It is best suited for gardens in zones 5 9. Most spireas bloom in late spring to midsummer. Bridal wreath spirea among the easiest flowering shrubs to grow spireas are often used in foundation plantings as hedges and in perennial gardens.
In fall the finely serrated green leaves turn shades of yellow red and orange. The bridal wreath spirea or spiraea prunifolia is a deciduous shrub that grows to heights of 6 feet. The flowers grow in clusters measuring 2 1 2 inches across. Proven winners double play candy corn spirea spiraea live shrub purple flowers and orange red and yellow foliage 4 5 in.
Bridal wreath spirea is commonly used in perennial garden or foundation plantings as hedges. If you like white flowers use this to create a focal point in your garden. There is an abundance of flowers during the spring and will put on another show in the fall when the leaves change colors. Bridal wreath spirea become covered with white blooms in early to mid spring.
It also is a hearty old fashioned heirloom shrub and is often found growing in the northern hemisphere. One of the largest of the spirea species bridal wreath reaches 4 to 8 feet high and 6 to 8 feet wide and has loose arching branches that give it a fountain like effect. Bridal wreath spirea spiraea vanhouttei is a shrub that produces tiny white blooms each with five rounded petals on arching branches. Set your store to see local.
Genus spiraea are deciduous shrubs sometimes suckering with simple leaves and short racemes panicles or corymbs of small 5 petalled white or pink flowers in spring or summer details arguta is a rounded deciduous shrub with slender arching shoots bearing small lance shaped leaves and clusters of small white. Synonyms spiraea arguta spiraea arguta bridal wreath family rosaceae.