Spiraea fontenaysii

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Spiraea fontenaysii, Billiard (S. fontenaysiensis, Dipp. S. canescens x S. salicifolia). Shrub, 6 ft. high, with slender, upright branches: lvs. oval or oblong-oval, rounded at both ends, crenately serrate above the middle, pale bluish green beneath, almost glabrous, l-2 in. long: fls. white or pink, in 1 1/2 – 3-in.-long panicles; petals orbicular, about as long as stamens; sepals spreading in fr. June, July. Of garden origin.—Not quite hardy N. Var. alba, Zabel, is the white-fld., var. rosea, Zabel, the pink-fld. form. S. pruinosa, Zabel (S. brachybotrys, Lange. S. luxuriosa, Hort. S. canescens x S. Douglasii), is a similar form, but the lvs. are tomentose beneath and the fls. pink. CH


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