Spirea

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Beautiful flowers in shades of pink to white attract butterflies to your garden. A lovely shrub for the mixed garden or landscape planting. Shear lightly after first flowering for best appearance. Hardiness and bloom time vary with variety.

Companion Plants

Viburnum

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Viburnum

Adaptable and dependable four-season garden interest. Most viburnum offer large flowers that attract butterflies, thick summer foliage, and berries and vibrant fall foliage that attract birds. Nice with fir, rhododendron, crocosmia and variegated periwinkle. Prefers well-drained soil.

Yew

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Yew

Euonymus

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Euonymus

Wintercreeper can vary in form by cultivar. Some make lovely small shrubs while others are ideal as a ground cover, or climbing a wall or trellis. The dense evergreen foliage provides year-round interest.

Details

Common name

Spirea

Botanical name

Spiraea

Zone

USDA 4 - 8

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Bloom color

Pink

Bloom time

summer

Light

sun

Height

12-60" (31-152 cm)

Habit

rounded

Water

1-2 times per week

Feed

in spring

Maintenance

apply mulch