Spirea growing fast. Spirea: main types and varieties. Summer-flowering spirea: characteristics of varieties
Spirea - very common, plentiful and long flowering shrub that is why he is so loved and in demand in landscape design. It can be found in parks and gardens, as well as many private ones. The variety of species is huge (about 90), they differ in the height and shape of the bush, in the shape and color of the inflorescence, and most importantly, in the timing of flowering.
The genus Spirea (Spiraea) or Meadowsweet of the Rosaceae family (Rosaceae) is a deciduous ornamental shrubs, most often not exceeding a height of 2 meters. In addition to the above, plants differ in color and leaf shape. The leaves are alternate, simple, serrate or serrated, sometimes lobed. Flowers at different types collected in inflorescences shield, brush or panicle. Flowers are white, pink or red.
Spireas are most often unpretentious to soil conditions, grow quickly, forming beautiful densely leafy bushes, and bloom profusely, blooming in the third year. They are quite gas-resistant, so they grow normally in cities, they tolerate a haircut well. Most species are frost-resistant, photophilous, grow and bloom better on open areas. All of them reproduce by seeds, layering, dividing the bush, lignified or green cuttings and root shoots.
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In total, there are about 90 species of spirea in the world. These are deciduous shrubs from 0.15 to 2 m in height with erect, spreading, recumbent or ascending branches. A huge variety of colors and shapes of inflorescences, foliage, bush crowns, the possibility of molding, quick recovery in case of damage are qualities that distinguish spirea from other shrubs. They tolerate both lack and excess of moisture well, some species grow in forest-steppe, steppe and even semi-desert conditions, others are found in wetlands.
The high decorativeness of spirea is due not only to abundant and prolonged flowering, but also to the different arrangement of inflorescences on the shoots. So, there are inflorescences that completely cover the entire shoot (sharp-toothed spirea), in others the inflorescences are located only on the upper part of the shoots (Bumald's spirea), in others they are located at the ends of the shoots (Japanese spirea).
According to the flowering time of spirea subdivided into spring and summer flowering. In the first, flower buds are laid on the shoots of the previous year and the flowers are white in color. Inflorescences - sessile umbrellas or corymbose brushes.
Representatives of the second group have pink, red, crimson flowers, collected in simple or complex corymbs or pyramidal panicles (late flowering spireas). Flowering occurs on shoots current year.
Spirea, or meadowsweet, is photophilous, winter-hardy, undemanding to the soil, but prefers moist, fertile, loose soils. All spireas tolerate pruning well. Early-flowering species of spirea are pruned immediately after flowering, and summer-flowering species - only in spring.
Low-growing spireas are used in borders, flower beds, mixborders and Alpine rollercoaster. Tall - like tapeworms, groups, hedges.
Reproduction of spirea
The shrub is easily propagated by dividing the bush, cuttings, shoots and seeds, except for species of hybridogenic origin. The rooting rate of gray and sharp-toothed spirea is 30 - 40%, Bumald, Japanese, Vangutta, lilac -80 - 90%.
Spiraea seeds are best sown in spring. Soil mixture: leafy soil or high peat. Sow in boxes on a pre-moistened surface. Then the crops are mulched thin layer peat or earth.
You can plant spireas in the spring before the leaves bloom or in the fall with the appearance of autumn color. The soil mixture consists of turf or leaf soil, peat and sand (2: 1: 1). On heavy clay soils drainage is required from broken bricks, sand or non-lime gravel with a layer of 10–15 cm. Planting pits 50x50 cm in size. The root collar should be at soil level. For a hedge, the distance when planting in rows is 40–50 cm, between rows 30–40 cm. In groups, plants are planted at a distance of 50–70 cm. In early spring they are fed with Kemira-universal fertilizer, adding 100 g per m2.
Characteristics of species and varieties
Spirea sharp-toothed(Spiraea x arguta) - a hybrid between Thunberg's spirea and many-flowered spirea (S. thunbeigii x S. multiflora). Shrub up to 2 m tall, with a wide spreading crown, narrow, lanceolate, strongly serrated, dark green leaves up to 4 cm long. The flowers are pure white, up to 0.8 cm in diameter, in numerous, umbellate inflorescences, densely covering the shoots. One of the most spectacular spring flowering spireas.
Spirea gray(Spiraea x cinerea ‘Grefsheim’). It was bred in Norway in 1949 as a result of hybridization of St. A strongly branched shrub up to 2 m tall, with ribbed felt shoots. The leaves of this shrub are characteristic: gray-green above, lighter on the underside, pointed at both ends. White flowers are collected in loose corymbs located along the entire shoot. This spirea blooms in May, and fruits ripen at the end of June.
Spirea Vangutta(Spiraea x vanhouttei). A hybrid between Cantonese spirea and three-lobed spirea (S. cantoniensis x S. trilobata). Found only in culture. Its height and crown diameter reach 2 m. This beautiful shrub with arcuate flexible shoots, abundantly covered in summer with snow-white inflorescences-shields. The leaves differ from other spireas by having 3-5 toothed lobes.
Spirea oak-leaved(S. chamaedrifolia). A plant of our flora, found on a vast territory, from of Eastern Europe to the Far East. Upright shrub up to 2 m tall, with long ribbed shoots and a rounded crown. White flowers are collected in 10 - 20 pieces. in corymbose inflorescences. Blooms in the first half of summer. In autumn, thanks to the yellow or almost orange color of the leaves, the shrub becomes very decorative again.
Spiraea nipponica(Spiraea nipponica). Homeland - Japan. It is a shrub 1 - 1.5 m tall. The shape of the crown is dense, spherical, with gracefully curved branches. Its bluish-green leaves retain their color until late autumn. It blooms in June with yellowish-white flowers up to 0.5 cm in diameter, collected in large corymbose inflorescences.
Spirea white(Spiraea alba). Bush up to 2 m tall. Grows in North America. It blooms from late - early July to early August with white, strongly pubescent panicles, expanded at the base.
creeping spirea(Spiraea decumbens). This is a shrub up to 0.25 cm high, crown diameter up to 0.5 m. It blooms in June - July with white flowers up to 0.7 cm, collected in corymbose panicles. Grows slowly. It is undemanding to the soil.
Japanese spirea(Spiraea japonica). Bush up to 1.5 m tall. It is used in landscaping everywhere up to the Arctic. Each of the annual shoots ends in a large, 7 cm in diameter, corymbose panicle, consisting of many pink flowers. Flowering begins in mid-summer and continues until frost. It has beautiful decorative forms:
‘Little Princess’ – shrub up to 0.6 m high, crown diameter 1.2 m. Blooms in June - July. The flowers are pink-red, collected in corymbose inflorescences up to 3 - 4 cm in diameter. Grows slowly.
‘Golden Princess’ is a low sprawling (about 0.6 m tall) shrub with bright yellow leaves and pink flowers in corymbose inflorescences up to 4 cm in diameter. Blooms in June-July. Autumn color is orange-yellow.
‘Goldflame’ – dense shrub up to 0.8 m high with young leaves orange-yellow. Then they turn bright yellow, then yellow-green. Autumn leaf color is copper-orange. The flowers are small pink-red.
‘Shirobana’ - reaches a height of 0.6 - 0.8 m. Blooms in July-August. Flowers vary from white to pink to red.
‘Macrophylla’ is a very decorative form with large, up to 15 cm long leaves, and red flowers in small inflorescences. Autumn color is bright red.
‘Japaness Dwarf’ is a dwarf, slow-growing shrub in the form of a flattened ball up to 30 cm high. The leaves are bright green, small. Pink flowers are collected in corymbose inflorescences at the ends of the shoots. Blooms profusely in June-July.
Spiraea Bumalda(Spiraea x bumalda) - a hybrid of Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica) and white-flowered (Spiraea albiflora). Its popular decorative form "Anthony Waterer" is a low shrub up to 0.4 m tall with narrow, dense, dark green leaves and bright carmine-red flowers in small inflorescences. Blooms for 50 days.
Shade-loving perennials in garden design
Spiraea, Spirea, meadowsweet. Deciduous shrub, rarely exceeding 2 m in height. The shoots are thin, the leaves are simple, from lanceolate to rounded. The flowers are small, numerous, collected in inflorescences of various shapes: corymbose, paniculate, spicate or pyramidal. There are also single flowers. Coloring - from pure white to crimson.
Types and varieties of spirea
There are about 100 species in the genus, distributed in the forest-steppes, steppes and semi-deserts of the Northern Hemisphere, 19 species grow in Russia.
Flowering occurs in different time, sometimes repeatedly: divided into two groups - spring-flowering and summer-flowering.
Spring flowering spireas
This group includes species in which flower buds are laid on the shoots of the previous year. Pruning this type of spirea comes down to completely removing (after 7-14 years) obsolete shoots and annual removal of frozen tips.
The very first to bloom are white-flowered spireas - argut and gray spireas.
Spiraea arguta, or sharp-toothed spirea (Spiraea x arguta)
A hybrid of Thunberg's and many-flowered spireas, a shrub up to 2 m tall with arched shoots. It blooms in May with white flowers collected in dense umbellate inflorescences. An interesting variety is "Compacta", obtained in Germany in 1893 by Zabel, a bush with a height and crown diameter of up to 1.5 m; grows slowly, it is desirable to cover for the winter.
Spiraea gray (Spiraea x cinerea)
Shrub up to 2 m tall with drooping shoots blooms in May-June with white, small flowers.
popular variety ‘Grefshem’ shrub up to 2 m high, characterized by abundant and long flowering.
The gray spirea is more winter-hardy than the previous species, however, it is the argut spirea that is often affectionately called “May foam”. This name is given for the abundant flowering and graceful shape of the bush.
Spiraea Van Gutta (Spiraea x vanhouttei)
A popular garden hybrid of Cantonese and three-lobed spirea. Shrub up to 1.5-2 m tall with arched branches. The flowers are white (May-early June), collected in many-flowered umbellate brushes.
The species is winter-hardy, grows quickly, is relatively shade-tolerant and unpretentious.
Popular Variety ‘ Pink Ice' ("Catpan") distinguished by creamy white shoot tips. Gradually pale green leaves become covered with cream spots. The variety is winter-hardy, but the ends of young shoots may freeze.
Nippon Spiraea (Spiraea nipponica)
Shrub up to 1.5-2 m tall from Japan. Leaves up to 5 cm long, green. It blooms in May-June with yellow-green flowers, collected in an umbrella-shaped brush. winter-hardy, harsh winters the ends of the shoots may freeze slightly.
Popular varieties of Nippon spirea:
'Gervel's Rainbow' - bush up to 0.5 m high, rounded, leaves up to 3 cm long with cream, pink and green spots, bright pink in autumn, white flowers;
'Snowmound'- up to 1.5 m tall, white flowers;
'Halward's Silver'- is different spherical crown up to 1 m tall.
Spiraea plum leaf (Spiraea prunifolia)
Shrub up to 2.5 in height with arcuate shoots and leaves green in summer and orange-red in autumn. Blooms in May-June with white flowers.
Winter hardiness is average, in frosty winters can freeze above the snow cover, but recovers fairly quickly.
On sale, the variety ‘Plena’ is most often found with numerous double flowers with a diameter of up to 1.5 m.
Spirea average (Spiraea media)
Shrub up to 2 m tall. It blooms from the end of May with white flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences.
The species is frost- and drought-resistant, tolerates some shading. Due to its high frost resistance, this is one of the most common types of spirea in ornamental gardening. In culture since 1789.
Spiraea Thunberg (Spiraea thunbergii)
A low shrub up to 1.5 m tall with spreading branches first appeared in cultivation in 1863. It blooms in early May with white flowers. This shrub is very decorative with its bright green leaves that turn orange or red in autumn.
In severe winters, the shoots freeze somewhat.
Three-lobed spirea (Spiraea trilobata)
Shrub up to 2 m tall. The color of young shoots growing in the sun is interesting, they are purple. It differs from other species by its three-lobed leaves up to 3 cm long. It blooms profusely in June with small white flowers collected in small inflorescences.
Winter hardiness is high.
Summer flowering spireas
Plants of this group bloom on the shoots of the current year. In plants of this group, after the fourth year of culture, it is recommended to cut off the entire upper part of the bush every spring.
Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica)
A very popular ornamental winter-hardy shrub native to Japan and China. The plant is from 0.3 to 1.3 m tall, while the width of the bush is usually 1.5 times the height. The leaves are green in summer, purple-violet in autumn. The flowers are light and dark pink, in corymbose inflorescences. Blooms from late June to September.
Cultivated varieties: Fortuna ( var. fortunei) and large-leaved ( var. macrophylla).
Popular varieties of Japanese spirea:
'Candlelight'- up to 0.5 m high, creamy yellow foliage, pink flowers;
'firelight'- up to 0.6 m high, deep pink flowers. Young foliage is orange-red, later orange-yellow;
‘Macrophylla’- different bright orange-red autumn color of large (up to 10 cm long) leaves;
'Manon'- up to 0.7 m high, pink flowers. The leaves are bronze, turning dark green in summer;
"Albiflora"- up to 0.8 m high, white flowers. The only variety with white flowers, blooming in summer;
Bullata- characterized by dwarf growth, up to 0.25 m, pink flowers;
firelight- up to 0.6 m high, young leaves are orange-red, old ones are orange-yellow, flowers are pink;
"Genpei" ('Shirobana')- up to 0.6 m high, chameleon flowers from white to red in one inflorescence;
"Gold Mound"- up to 0.25 m high, golden yellow foliage, pink flowers;
Golden Princes"- up to 1 m high. The leaves are bright yellow, the flowers are pink;
"Japanese Dwarf"- up to 0.3 m high, pink flowers;
"Little Princess"- up to 0.6 m high, pink flowers.
Spiraea Bumalda (Spiraea x bumalda)
A winter-hardy hybrid obtained from crossing Japanese and white-flowered spireas. Shrub up to 0.7 m tall. It blooms in summer and until mid-September with flowers from white to pink-lilac, collected in complex corymbose inflorescences located on upper parts shoots.
It has forms and varieties, wonderful flowering and autumn coloring of foliage.
Popular varieties of spirea Bumalda:
"Anthony Waterer"- up to 0.5 m high, leaves with yellow, pink and cream stripes. The flowers are bright carmine. Blooms from June to late summer;
"goldflame"- up to 0.8 m high. Young leaves are orange-yellow, later yellow. copper leaves in autumn. The flowers are pink;
'Country Red'- differs in bright crimson flowers, large inflorescences and autumn coloring of foliage (red color);
"Froebelii"- up to 1 m high. Dark purple flowers;
Crispa- up to 0.5 m high. Differs in split wavy leaves Green colour. The flowers are pink. Blooms from July until the end of the season.
Birch leaf spirea (Spiraea betulifolia)
Low shrub up to 0.7 m tall. The shrub got its name due to the similarity of leaves with birch leaves. It blooms in June-August with white or pink flowers in corymbose inflorescences.
An interesting shape f. aemiliana), which is characterized by a small size of the bush and abundant flowering.
The shrub is shade-tolerant, but it blooms more abundantly in open places, it is quite winter-hardy, it does not require shelters.
Three types of spirea - spirea Douglas, willow and Billard environmental requirements are quite similar. They are photophilous, tolerate partial shade, undemanding to soil conditions, tolerate pruning well and are winter-hardy:
Douglas Spiraea (Spiraea douglasii)
North American shrub up to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are lanceolate, velvety-pubescent, the flowers are pink, collected in narrow panicles 3-10 cm long. It blooms from summer to autumn with dark pink flowers in dense narrow pyramidal, apical, paniculate inflorescences.
Willow spirea (Spiraea salicifolia)
Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with elongated, lanceolate dark green leaves. The flowers are pink, rarely white, collected in dense pyramidal panicles up to 15 cm long. Blooms from late June to September. It has several decorative forms, of which the most decorative large-flowered form ( f. grandiflora) with larger, light pink flowers.
Billard's spirea, or Billard's spirea (Spiraea billardii)
A hybrid from crossing the Douglas spirea and the willow is a shrub up to 2 m tall with bright pink flowers in dense branched panicles. Blooms in July-August.
Popular Variety ‘ Triumphans' differs in the large size of the inflorescence.
You can also grow such types of spirea as:
from the spring flowering group:
alpine spirea (Spiraea alpina),
spirea crenate (Spiraea crenata),
Spiraea hypericifolia (Spiraea hypericifolia),
Cantonese spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis),
spirea multiflora (Spiraea x multiflora),
beautiful spirea (Spiraea bella),
Emilia's spirea (Spiraea aemiliana);
from the summer flowering group:
white spirea (Spiraea alba),
white-flowered spirea (Spiraea albiflora),
felt spirea (Spiraea tomentosa),
densely flowered spirea (Spiraea densiflora),
dwarf spirea (Spiraea x pumilionum, S. lanciflora x S. decumbens),
low spirea (Spiraea humilis),
lilac spirea (Spiraea x syringaeflora) other.
Spireas are planted in groups with a distance of 0.5-0.7 m, in hedges - 0.4-0.5 m (between rows 0.3-0.4 m). Spirea birch leaf - undersized view, can be used in rock gardens and lawn framing.
Spirea Care
Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant and undemanding to the soil.
Shrubs tolerate pruning well: species, blooming in spring pruned immediately after flowering, blooming in summer - only in spring.
Reproduction of spirea
Spiraeus are propagated by seeds ( optimal time sowing - spring), root suckers, shoots from a stump, cuttings. Spireas of the spring flowering period are cut from mid-June, late-flowering - in late June-July. Grow quickly, bloom in the third year.
Spirea This is a shrub from my childhood. Only then, not knowing the real name, mother called him the bride. And it's true: at the time of flowering, the spirea, covered with many snow-white flowers, looks like a charming bride.
Many years have passed since then, now I know that our bush-bride is called less poetically - Vangutta spirea. But this does not prevent me from admiring white flower clouds in spring.
There are a lot of spireas. They are valued for their abundant and long flowering and amazing unpretentiousness. Due to the huge variety of species, it is easy to choose a plant for any, even the most demanding taste. All spireas are deciduous shrubs, the flowers are rather small, but very numerous, reminiscent of miniature cherry flowers. Depending on the variety, they are white, cream, pink, raspberry. The small and graceful foliage also varies widely in color and shape.
Spirea-bride in my garden. A photo
Depending on the species and variety, the appearance of the plant may be different: from a low compact bush to a two-meter spreading shrub with drooping shoots.
According to the timing of flowering, spirea can be divided into two groups:
- blooming spring on the shoots of the last year, the color of the petals is most often white;
- blooming summer on the shoots of the current year, flowers with brightly colored petals.
Planting spirea
It is better to spend in the fall, after leaf fall, or in early spring- before bud break. Too long and damaged roots of the seedling are cut with a sharp secateurs so that the cut is even, without grinding. The branches are also shortened by about 1/3. The planting hole is prepared in accordance with the size of the root system of the seedling. The roots should be placed freely in the hole, not rest against its edges and bottom. It is believed that landing pit should be twice the size of the root system. They fill it with soddy soil, and mixed in equal proportions. The root neck should be at ground level. After planting, the earth is crushed and a recess is made for irrigation. Of course they water.Seeds and seedlings of various spireas can be found in our catalog, which combines the offers of large garden online stores.
Spirea Care
I have great news for you - caring for spirea will not cause much trouble: it puts up with anyone, for many years it can grow and bloom profusely in one place without (tested from my own experience, but with a caveat: the soil in my area is fertile).
Spirea care will not cause much trouble. A photo
Spirea also survives drought and frost steadfastly. I did not notice pests on my bushes. Watering spirea requires moderate, loosening the soil can be carried out, and even then more for aesthetic purposes. If you were inspired by the virtues of this wonderful shrub, and you decide to settle it on your site, I will be happy to tell you what else you need to consider.
Watering and feeding
A shrub planted in autumn is better, so it will be easier for him to endure the winter cold. If the planting is spring, be sure to water the seedling regularly all summer, especially if there is no rain for a long time, let the plant get stronger. Especially in need of watering are spireas that bloom in summer. Spring flowering plants are more tolerant of lack of moisture (with the exception of young seedlings). After watering the soil under the plant is desirable, this will retain moisture longer. On poor soils, spirea is fed in early spring. If the soil is fertile enough, you can do without making.Spirea pruning
Cut spireas, taking into account the timing of flowering. Spring flowering - after flowering, and flowering in summer -. Some types of spirea grow quickly and age. You can rejuvenate the bush by pruning on a stump, or you can only remove old, dry branches. I prefer to use the second method, it's a pity to cut the bush almost to the root.Types of spirea
Thanks to the various shapes and sizes of the crown, spireas can decorate various corners of the garden.Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica)
Compact, slow growing shrub about half a meter high. Blooms in summer, corymbose inflorescence. The flowers are pink or crimson, placed at the ends of the shoots. The foliage is light green, finely serrated along the edge.
It is better to place Japanese spireas in the sun or in places with shading at noon. They look great on, in gardens, as well as in the foreground coniferous plantations. Can be used to create a low curb.
Spiraea Vanhouttei (Spiraea × vanhouttei)
One of the most beautiful spirals. At the time of spring flowering, the sight is bewitching. All branches of tall - two or even more meters - cascade-shaped bushes are densely covered with white corymbose inflorescences up to 7 cm in diameter. It grows rapidly, creating a dense green screen. Very hardy shrub. Loves open sun, not afraid of frost.
Looks spectacular in a solo landing on the lawn. Great for creating.
There are varieties with variegated and yellow foliage. They are cared for in the same way as the rest of the spireas. The only thing you should pay special attention to is to monitor the appearance of shoots with green leaves in the crown. These branches are regularly removed.
More interesting publications about spireas: I wish you all good luck) And let your favorite garden please and fascinate you with the beauty of flowering spireas!
The genus Spirea has 90 species distributed in the forest-steppe and semi-desert zone, the subalpine zone of the mountains of the Northern Hemisphere.
Description of spirea
Spirea - deciduous shrubs sometimes exceeding 2 m in height. The shape of the bush is different, there are: weeping, pyramidal, erect, hemispherical, cascading, creeping forms. Types of spirea differ from each other in the shape and color of the leaves, many types of spirea change their green color to yellow, orange or purple-red in autumn.
Most of the various kinds with skillful selection allows you to achieve them continuous flowering from spring to autumn. Spirea are valued for their lush and long flowering.
Spirea flowers small, but numerous, collected in inflorescences of different shapes: corymbose, pyramidal, paniculate and spike-shaped. Some species of spirea have single flowers.
The color of the flowers is also varied - from white to crimson. The decorativeness of spirea is due not only to the diverse arrangement of inflorescences on the shoots, but also to the timing of flowering.
There are species whose inflorescences cover the entire shoot; in other species of spirea, inflorescences are located only on the upper part of the shoots; still some - at the ends of the shoots.
Spireas are divided into 2 groups: spring-flowering spirea and summer-blooming. In spring bloomers, flowering usually occurs on shoots. previous year and white flowers; summer-flowering ones have red, pink, crimson flowers, and they bloom on the shoots of this year.
Such a division into two groups was also reflected in the agrotechnics of caring for these shrubs; spireas blooming in spring are pruned immediately after flowering, and spireas blooming in summer - only in spring.
The spireas of the first group bloom all together, but not for long, the second group has a stretched bloom.
All spireas are undemanding to the soil, frost-resistant, photophilous, many species are gas-resistant, perfectly tolerate urban conditions. Easily propagated by cuttings, layering, dividing the bush, seeds and shoots. They grow very quickly, begin to bloom for 3 years.
Types and varieties of spirea
A group of spring flowering spireas
Spirea gray
Spiraea gray - a highly branched bush 2 m in height, with felt ribbed shoots. The leaves of gray spirea are gray-green above, they are lighter below, pointed at both ends. Snow-white flowers of gray spirea are collected in loose shields, located along the entire shoot. At the top of the shoots, the inflorescences are sessile, below they are on elongating leafy branches. This spirea blooms in May, and fruits ripen in June.
Gray spirea seeds do not reproduce, because this species is a hybrid. The gray spirea bush is very decorative due to the compactness of the bush and drooping branches, a large number of snow-white inflorescences. This spirea is planted, both as a single bush and in groups. Blooming shoots of gray spirea can be used to make bouquets.
Very interesting Grade "Grefsheim"- A small densely branched shrub with arched drooping branches and narrow leaves. White, fairly large double flowers, collected in dense bundles, are located along the shoots.
Spirea gray is considered winter-hardy.
Spirea arguta
Tall shrub (2 m) with a spreading crown, with narrow, strongly serrated, lanceolate, dark green leaves about 4 cm long. Argut spirea flowers are pure white, 0.8 cm in diameter, in numerous, umbellate inflorescences, densely covering the shoots. Spiraea arguta blooms on the shoots of last year, it must be cut off immediately after flowering. It grows slowly, 20 cm per year.
It is one of the most spectacular spring flowering spireas. Due to the abundance of flowers, the grace of arching thin branches makes an indelible impression near and at a distance. Stable in the city.
Thin sprawling branches of spirea arguta with small narrow green leaves and white flowers in umbellate inflorescences, densely covering the shoots, create a feeling of purity.
Spiraea arguta is beautiful in a single planting, in compositions with shrubs, it can also be used for hedges. Blooms annually. Photophilous. This spirea is able to tolerate a slight dryness of the soil. Seeds are not similar, as it is a hybrid.
Spirea Vangutta
Spirea Vangutta impresses with its large size. The height and diameter of its crown reach up to 2 m. It differs from representatives of this genus in spreading, downward-curving branches, forming a very beautiful "cascading" crown shape. Its leaves are 3.5 cm long, toothed, 5-lobed, obovate, green above, dull gray below, glabrous.
Spirea Vangutta flowers in dense, multiple, hemispherical inflorescences, pure white, densely covering the entire shoot. Flowering lasts several weeks. Spirea Vangutta sometimes has a secondary bloom in August, however, it is no longer so abundant. Beautiful spirea Vangutta and its foliage. Its fruits ripen by October. Blooming starts at 3 years old.
Spirea Vangutta grows rapidly, shade-tolerant, unpretentious. But prefers sunny places and well-drained soils. Frost-resistant, sometimes the ends of the shoots freeze, which need to be cut in the spring.
Spirea Vangutta is spectacular in single plantings, in groups, low hedges, when creating large flower beds. It fits perfectly into the landscape with pines, spruces, firs, especially on the banks of reservoirs and streams. Well cuttings.
Spiraea hornate
Grows in the southeast of Russia and Western Europe, in the Caucasus, Altai, north Central Asia. It grows in the zone of meadow, shrub steppes, observed on rocky mountain slopes in thickets of shrubs. Protected in nature reserves.
Spiraea gornate is a low shrub, about 1 m, with a loose crown, oblong or obovate, 3.5 cm in length, grayish-green leaves. It is very easy to identify the spirea crenate by the crenate edge of the leaf and the presence of three veins protruding from below.
The flowers of this spirea are white with a yellow tint, collected in wide corymbose inflorescences, sitting on short, leafy twigs. Flowering time is about 20 days. The spirea bears fruit in July.
Drought- and frost-resistant, gives abundant root growth, can tolerate insufficient soil moisture, grows in partial shade, but develops better in good light.
In horticulture, spirea crenate is not common. Used in parks, groups, edges and forest parks. It has hybrid forms.
Spirea oak-leaved
The oak-leaved spirea grows from Eastern Europe, and ends with the Far East. It grows on rocky slopes, in mountain forests.
Upright shrub 2 m tall, with long shoots, under the weight of their inflorescences, they gracefully bend to the ground, with a beautiful, dense crown, rounded.
The leaves are thin-petiolate, oblong-ovate, 5 cm long, pointed, twice coarsely serrated along the edge, green above, they are gray below. White flowers 1.5 cm in diameter in hemispherical inflorescences; oak-leaved spirea blooms in early May for about 25 days.
Gas and frost resistant. Tolerates some shade. In autumn, the foliage turns into a uniform, yellow. Oak-leaved spirea propagates by seeds, cuttings, dividing the bush.
Excellent for cutting, it is used for hedges. This spirea is valued for its lush blooms and graceful foliage.
Spiraea nipponica
This spirea comes from Japan, where it grows on the island of Hondo.
Shrub 2 m tall, with a spherical crown, branches horizontally directed; top with crenate, sometimes entire marginal, green leaves 5 cm long, preserving green color until late autumn.
Begins to bloom in early June, duration 15-25 days. Nipponian spirea buds are purple, flowers are yellowish-green, in corymbose inflorescences, very densely covering the shoots.
It is distinguished by abundant flowering and a compact crown structure. Effective in single plantings. Photophilous. The richness of the soil is not demanding. Nippon spirea propagates by seeds, cuttings, and also by dividing the bush.
It has 2 decorative forms: round-leaved - in addition to the form of foliage, it is distinguished by the powerful size of the bush and large inflorescences; narrow-leaved - with narrow leaves and small, numerous flowers. In the European part, 2 varieties are popular.
Spirea Nipponskaya "Halward" s Silver "- a bush whose height is 1 m, the foliage is dark green. Nippon spirea "Halware Silver" flowers are white in large convex inflorescences, bloom in June.
Spirea Nipponskaya "Snowmound" - a bush 2 m high. The crown is dense, the branches are gracefully curved. The leaves of the Nippon spirea "Snowmound" are dark green, elongated. The flowers are snow-white, collected in corymbose inflorescences, open in June.
Spirea average
In nature, it grows in Russia, in the south of Siberia, Central Asia and Far East. Grows in thickets of bushes, on dry slopes.
Spiraea medium is a branchy shrub with a rounded crown and bright green leaves. Spirea medium shoots are round, brownish with flaky bark. The flowers are white, in corymbose inflorescences. It begins to bloom in May for about 15 days. Begins to bear fruit at 3 years of age.
It is frost-resistant, transfers shading. Spiraea medium is easy to propagate due to its abundant root offspring. Perfectly tolerates transplantation, haircut, used in single, group plantings.
Spirea Thunberg
AT natural conditions grows in China, Korea, Japan. Her favorite places are mountain slopes, valleys, which during the flowering period look covered with a continuous snow cover.
Spiraea Thunberg is a low bush, reaching a height of 1.5 m in nature. In culture in middle lane does not reach such sizes, but densely branches. Its dense leaves are 4 cm long.
Thanks to these graceful leaves, Thunberg's spirea is very decorative, especially when you consider that in the autumn they turn orange.
In summer they are bright green. Inflorescences of spirea Thunberg sessile umbrellas at the base with a rosette small leaves, they consist of small white flowers appearing in May. Flowering ends in June.
The fruits of this spirea ripen quickly. Spirea Thunberg begins to bloom and bear fruit at the age of 3 years.
This shrub propagates by seeds and cuttings. In cold winters, the shoots freeze a little. Spiraea Thunberg is a profusely flowering shrub, the first flowering time. Prefers sunny places.
A group of summer flowering spireas
In summer-flowering spirea, inflorescences are completed by young shoots of this year. AT next year spirea inflorescences reappear at the ends of young shoots, and the old tops dry up.
Japanese spirea
Distributed in Japan, China.
Japanese spirea - a beautiful bush with felt-pubescent shoots, then naked; oblong-ovate leaves, green above, bluish below, when blooming with a red tint, in autumn - a spectacular variety of colors. It blooms all summer with pink-red flowers collected in corymbose-paniculate inflorescences.
Flowering time 45 days. Used widely to create flowering groups, hedges. as well as borders.
In the spring season, all varieties of Japanese spirea must be cut, leaving shoots 25 cm high from the soil level. Golden-leaved forms of Japanese spirea are prone to the appearance of shoots with green leaves.
They stand out against the background of yellow spireas not only for their color, but also for their powerful growth. All of them should be removed.
Japanese spirea has a lot garden forms, differing in the height of the bush, the color of the flowers and the size leaf blade. The most common spireas:
Japanese « Little princesses"("Little Princess") - bush 0.6 m tall, crown is round, compact, leaves are dark green, elliptical, pink flowers, collected in corymbose inflorescences.
The Japanese spirea "Little Princess" begins to bloom in June-July. Grows very slowly. Looks good in single plantings, edges, groups, hedges.
Spiraea Japanese "Shirobana"- is an low bush 0.8 m high. The leaves are dark green narrow-lanceolate, 2 cm long. The color of the flowers of the Japanese spirea "Shirobana" varies from white to bright pink, sometimes red.
Blooms in July - August. Japanese spirea "Shirobana" can successfully decorate a rock garden and low curb, different compositions with conifers, as well as other shrubs.
« macrophylla» ( "Macrophylla") - 1.3 m high. It is distinguished by large, 20 cm long and 10 cm wide, swollen wrinkled leaves, when blooming they are purple-red, then green, and in autumn they become golden yellow.
If, when the buds open, cut the Macrofill spirea up to 7 cm from the soil level, then the growing young shoots will have all summer at the top bright color. Spirea "Macrofilla" is one of the best spirea. Among the variegated foliage, its pink flowers in small inflorescences are lost. Spirea "Macrophylla" blooms from the end of July to the end of August.
Spirea "Candlelight"- dwarf compact dense bush with leaves of a creamy yellow color. Their color becomes saturated and goes well with pink flowers that appear in mid-summer.
Spirea "Candlelight" does not form shoots with the usual green leaf color.
Spirea "Goldflame"- dense shrub 1 m tall, with orange-yellow leaves. Then they turn bright yellow, then yellow-green.
Spirea "Goldflame" has orange leaves in autumn. Sometimes variegated leaves appear on the shrub. The flowers of the spirea "Goldflame" are small pink-red.
Spirea "Golden Princess"- shrub 1 m in height, with yellow leaves and pink flowers.
Spiraea "Gold Mound"- dwarf, 0.25 m tall, bush with bright golden yellow foliage and small inflorescences of pink flowers, appearing in mid-July.
Spirea white
Under natural conditions, white spirea is common in North America. In Russia, it is often found in the Asian and European parts.
Bush with ribbed, pubescent red-brown shoots and pointed serrated leaves at the ends, reaching 7 cm in length, 2 cm in width. White flowers are collected in pyramidal, loose, pubescent inflorescences-panicles about 6-15 cm long with almost horizontally deviating branches, appearing at the ends of the shoots of the current year.
White spirea blooms annually, from July to August. Its fruits ripen in October.
White spirea propagates by seeds and cuttings. Due to its beautiful inflorescences, late and long flowering, white spirea is used for planting in groups, single bushes, in hedges. Quite a moisture-loving shrub.
Spirea birch leaf
Under natural conditions, birch-leaved spirea grows in the Far East, Siberia, Korea and Japan. It grows in mixed and coniferous forests, on rocky mountain slopes.
The birch-leaved spirea got its name due to the similarity of its leaves with the leaves of our beloved birch. Indeed, the leaves of the birch-leaved spirea are elliptical or broadly ovate with a wedge-shaped base, green.
Birch-leaved spirea is a low (60 cm) shrub with a dense spherical crown and ribbed, sometimes zigzag-curved shoots. In spring, the leaves appear in mid-April, and fall off at the end of October.
In autumn, the leaves of the birch-leaved spirea acquire a bright yellow color. Flowering occurs in June. Its inflorescences are dense, corymbose, sometimes convex panicles of a large number white or slightly pinkish flowers. Blooms from 4 years. Its fruits ripen only in October.
Spiraea birch-leaved shade-tolerant, but blooms more abundantly on sunny places, on wet soils. Quite winter-hardy, shelter does not require. Pruning shoots should be carried out in early spring. Shorten the shoots to a well-developed bud. Birch-leaved spirea propagates by spring sowing of unstratified seeds.
Birch leaf spirea is planted mixed or pure with other types of spirea. It is suitable for creating edges in high groups trees and shrubs, for rockeries.
Spirea Billard
Billard's spirea is a hybrid between Willow's spirea and Douglas' spirea. This species is found from Arkhangelsk to Central Asia and the Caucasus in the south.
Billard's spirea grows as a shrub with spreading branches, 2 m in height. Broadly lanceolate leaves 10 cm long from the base are acute or double-serrated, they are grayish-felt below.
Bright pink flowers Billard's spireas are collected in dense pyramidal, narrow, paniculate inflorescences, sometimes strongly branched, felt-pubescent. Billard's spirea blooms in late July until frost. The fruits are not tied.
Billard's spirea is frost-resistant. Easily propagated by cuttings. Shade tolerant, but better flowering reaches in sunny places. Billard's spirea is used for hedges of medium height, also planted in groups and single bushes.
In order to get a more powerful bush, pruning of shoots is recommended in early spring. Early pruning of Billard's spirea stimulates the appearance of young shoots that bloom in the same year.
Billard's spirea "Triumphans" ("Triumphans") is a tall bush, reaches 2.5 m. In Billard's spirea "Triumphans" purple-pink spike-shaped inflorescences 20 cm in height crown its shoots with oblong-lanceolate leaves. Her young shoots are green at first, then reddish-brown, pubescent, and the old ones are ribbed, bare.
The shoots of this spirea are short-lived, gradually dry out. Until the age of 4, it is better not to cut off Billard's spirea. During this period, it gains strength, grows with the help of its root offspring. By the age of 6, the shrub loses its shape, and pruning is simply necessary, it allows you to restore its decorative effect.
Spiraea Bumalda
Spirea Bumalda is a hybrid between white-flowered spirea and Japanese spirea.
Low bush, 75 cm tall, with upright branches and a spherical crown. Bumald's spirea has bare, slightly ribbed shoots. Leaves 8 cm long, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, sharply biserrate. The color of the flowers of this spirea varies from soft pink to deep pink.
It blooms almost all summer, about 50 days. Spirea Bumalda is a very beautiful hybrid with highly variable characteristics, sometimes even difficult to distinguish from Japanese spirea, usually lower than it and with ribbed shoots.
At the age of three, Bumald's spirea begins to bloom and bear fruit. The fruits ripen in October.
"Anthony Waterer"("Anthony Waterer") - a bush with narrow leaves and bright red flowers. Flowering, spirea Boumald "Anthony Waterer" lasts 100 days, coincides with the flowering of paniculate hydrangea, very spectacular groups are obtained when they are planted together.
"Darts Red"- 0.5 m high. The spirea is growing Darts Red"straight up. Its leaves are lanceolate, pinkish when blooming, then dark green, they are red in autumn.
It begins to bloom in July and ends in September with ruby-red or crimson flowers, in corymbose inflorescences. Spiraea "Darts Red" is decorative from spring to autumn.
Also known forms:
"Fröbel"(Froebelii) - a shrub with purple leaves in autumn and spring, carnation-pink flowers in large inflorescences about 12 cm in diameter, the flowering of the Froebel spirea lasts 50 days. Bright inflorescences look beautiful not only in the garden, but also in a bouquet.
Differs in the large sizes and a compact structure.
"Curly" ("Crispa") - a low shrub, 0.5 m. The shoots are brown, striped, pubescent. The leaves are wine-red when blooming, then turning green, with a wavy-curling edge. The flowers of the Crispa spirea are purple in corymbose panicles.
Begins to bloom from late July to August. Spiraea "Crispa" is suitable for a romantic garden.
Douglas spirea
Grows in North America.
This spirea is an upright shrub, with red-brown, straight, pubescent shoots. The leaves of the Douglas spirea are oblong-lanceolate, gray-felt below, to the middle they are entire, unequal-toothed above.
The flowers of this spirea are pink, in dense narrow pyramidal, paniculate, apical inflorescences. The duration of flowering of Douglas spirea is 45 days.
Blooms in July. Its fruits begin to ripen in September. Spiraea Douglas begins to bloom from 3 years. It propagates by seeds and cuttings.
Douglas spirea with bright pink flowers and silvery foliage is of particular value for green building. Very effective in groups and along park roads.
Spirea willow
In nature, it grows in Siberia, Europe, North America, Japan and China. It grows in thickets of shrubs near lakes, along river floodplains, in sedge bogs.
Willow spirea - upright shrub about 2 m tall, with reddish-yellow shoots; elongated-lanceolate, pointed leaves, sharply serrated from the base, ciliate or bare along the edge, they are dark green above, lighter below.
White or pink flowers on short yellow-pubescent peduncles are collected in pyramidal or cylindrical panicles 20 cm long.
Spirea willow is frost-resistant, develops better on fresh, moist soils. Propagated by seeds and cuttings. It starts blooming at 4 years old.