| |May |
| | |
*S. bullata |Japan |Rosy |A dwarf species suitable
(Syn. S. | |carmine; |for rockwork.
crispifolia) | |July |
| | |
*S. canescens (Syn.|Himalaya |White; |The shoots of this are
S. flagelliformis, | |June and |slender and arching so that
Syn. S. nepalensis,| |July |it forms a graceful
Syn. S. | | |freely-branded shrub, some
rotundifolia) | | |5 to 8 feet in height. It
| | |is one of the best
| | |Spiraeas.
| | |
*S. discolor (Syn. |North-West |Creamy |A well-known shrub, far
S. ariaefolia) |America |white; |better known, however,
| |July |under the name of Spiraea
| | |ariaefolia. It reaches a
| | |height of 10 to 12 feet or
| | |even more, with plume-like
| | |clusters of creamy white
| | |blossoms. This is a shrub
| | |for the smallest garden.
| | |
*S. Douglasi |North America |Rosy red; |Forms a crowded cluster of
| |July and |erect shoots 6 feet or so
| |August |in height, with each shoot
| | |terminated by a dense spike
| | |of flowers. It succeeds
| | |best in damp soil.
| | |
S. hypericifolia |Europe |White |The slender arching shoots
| | |are clothed with clusters
| | |of pure white flowers in
| | |late May.
| | |
*S. japonica (Syn. |Japan |Rosy |Far better known under th