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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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