Snowmound Spirea

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Sku #7130

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.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Key Feature

Spectacular Spring Bloomer

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Cutting Garden, Ground Cover, Hedge, Mass Planting, Urban Garden, Woodland Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Botanical Pronunciation:spy-REE-a nip-PON-i-ka

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Sunset climate zones:1 - 11, 14 - 21

Growth habit:Mounding

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing, rounded form; reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Fall Color, Tolerates Urban Pollution

Foliage color:Dark Green

Blooms:Mid to Late Spring

Flower color:White

Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

Garden styleCottage

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.

Companion PlantsSpruce (Picea); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum); Forsythia (Forsythia);

Care

Care Information

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.Pruning time: early spring.

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