Spiraea thunbergii
Thunberg Spirea
 
Japan and China

Spreading and arching shrub
3 to 5 feet wide and high
White and about 1/3 inch in diameter borne on 3 to 5 flowered sessile umbels
March to April before the leaves
Yellowish green. Alternate, simple, linear-lanceolate, 1 to 1 1/2” long
Tinged with orange and bronze
 
 
 
 
Can become unruly and scraggly
 

 

 

 
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