Spiraea nipponica

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 Spiraea nipponica subsp. var.  Nippon spirea
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Habit: shrub
Height: to
Width: to
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Lifespan: perennial
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Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: sun
Water:
Features: flowers
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USDA Zones: 5 to 10
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Flower features: white
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Spiraea nipponica, Maxim. (S. bracteata, Zabel, not Raf.). Shrub, 8 ft. high, with upright or spreading branches, quite glabrous: lvs. obovate, usually crenate at the apex, dark green above, bluish green beneath, of firm texture, 1/2 – 3/4 in. long: fls. 1/3 in. across, in umbel-like racemes, sometimes compound at the base; petals orbicular, longer than stamens; sepals spreading in fr. June. Japan. Var. rotundifolia, Makino (S. media var. rotundifolia, Nichols.). Lvs. broadly obovate or roundish obovate, 3/4 – 1 1/2 in. long: fls. somewhat larger.—Desirable hardy shrub of vigorous growth with showy umbels of pure white fls. and dark green handsome foliage remaining green until late in fall. CH


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