Spirea, Snowmound Spirea

Snowmound Spirea is a fast-growing deciduous shrub with a mounded habit and gracefully spreading branches.  Its oval dark blue-green foliage emerges bright green and turns golden yellow in fall.  Flat-topped clusters of clear white flowers cover the plant in later spring to summer.  Grows best with partial sun in the South and well-drained soils.   

Type:	Shrub
Origins:	Japan
Height:	3' - 5'
Spread:	4’ - 5'
Spacing:	4'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 8
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Spring, Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Flowers on new growth, to prune as needed in winter or early spring.  Potential issues include leaf spot, blight, root rot, powdery mildew, aphids, rollers, and scale.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Coneflower, Maiden Grass, Rose 

IMAGES: Photoset by Christina Greengrass, (1) Snowmound Spirea, (2) Snowmound Spirea (Spiraea), (2) Chris Favero, Snowmound Spirea, (3) F. D. Richards, Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound', 2018 photo, (4) miluz, Spirea nipponica 'Snowmound'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.