Spiraea cantoniensis
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Spiraea cantoniensis, Lour. (S. Reevesiana, Lindl. S. lanceolata, Poir. S. corymbosa, Roxbg.). Shrub, 4 ft. high, with slender, arching branches: lvs. rhombic-lanceolate, incisely doubly serrate, dark green above, pale bluish green beneath, 1-2 1/2 in. long: fls. over 1/3 in. across, in rather dense umbels; sepals upright in fr.: follicles with spreading styles. May, June. China, Japan. B.R. 30:10. A.G. 18:356. G. 34:441.—Very handsome shrub, with large pure white fls., but only half-hardy N. Var. lanceata, Zabel (S. Reevesiana flore-pleno, Hort.), with double fls. and narrower lvs. is still more tender. H.F. 1855:11. This species and the three foregoing are valuable also for their handsome foliage, which remains fresh and green until late in fall. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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