Spiraea prunifolia

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 Spiraea prunifolia subsp. var.  Bridal wreath spiraea, Shoe button spiraea
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Spiraea prunifolia (Bridalwreath) is a species of the genus Spiraea, sometimes also called Spirea. Bridalwreath flowers mid-spring, around May 5th. It is native to Japan, Korea, and China.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Spiraea prunifolia, Sieb. & Zucc. Graceful shrub, 6 ft. high, with upright slender pubescent branches: lvs. ovate to oblong, denticulate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. pure white, about 1/3 in. across, on slender pedicels, in 3-6-fld. umbels; petals obovate, longer than stamens. May. China, Japan. Var. plena, Schneid. (via flore-pleno, Hort.). Fls. double, rather large. —Very handsome, early-flowering shrub, with dark green, shining foliage, turning orange in fall. The single-fld. form is less showy and rare in cult.; its foliage is lighter and not shining. CH


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