Snowmound Spirea

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Pronunciation: spy-REE-a nip-PON-i-ka
SKU #07130
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LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing, rounded form; reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide.
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Description An easy to grow shrub with graceful, spreading branches, dark green foliage, and an abundance of white flower clusters that provide a spectacular show in mid- to late spring. Use at the back of the border or as a showy spring accent. Cut stems with blossoms create stunning flower arrangements. Deciduous.
Bloom Time Mid to late spring
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Fall Color, Attracts Pollinators
Problems/Solutions Rabbit Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth Rate Moderate
Growth Habit Spreading
Flower Attributes Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Landscape Use Border, Hedge, Ground Cover
Design Ideas This shrub makes a lovely casual hedge or accent plant in the border where its arching stems, covered in white flowers, can be admired.
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Dark Green
Foliage Fall Color Orange
Companion Plants Spruce (Picea); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum); Forsythia (Forsythia);
Care Instructions Grows easily in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent blooms after flowering. No pruning required but stems may be thinned out as needed.
Details
DescriptionAn easy to grow shrub with graceful, spreading branches, dark green foliage, and an abundance of white flower clusters that provide a spectacular show in mid- to late spring. Use at the back of the border or as a showy spring accent. Cut stems with blossoms create stunning flower arrangements. Deciduous.
Bloom TimeMid to late spring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Fall Color, Attracts Pollinators
Problems/SolutionsRabbit Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitSpreading
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Hedge, Ground Cover
Design IdeasThis shrub makes a lovely casual hedge or accent plant in the border where its arching stems, covered in white flowers, can be admired.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Foliage Fall ColorOrange
Companion PlantsSpruce (Picea); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum); Forsythia (Forsythia);
Care
Care InstructionsGrows easily in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent blooms after flowering. No pruning required but stems may be thinned out as needed.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.