PlantsShrubs & Vines
Spirea
Spiraea japonica
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Low summer-flowering shrub
EasyShrubs & Vines
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Jul
- How it spreads
- Shrub
- What to buy
- Container plants.
- When to plant
- Plant April–May or September.
In the design
Cut back in early spring. Not native, and some spireas reseed. Deadhead if you see seedlings.
