Spirea Plants at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently represented in our collections. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

  • Spiraea cantoniensis

    An easy-to-grow, mounded, graceful, arching shrub with fine twigs, and an abundance of showy, early spring white, single flowers.
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    • Spiraea cantoniensis 'Bridal-wreath' // Reeves Spirea

  • Spiraea japonica

    Japanese Spirea
    An extremely variable, small shrub with showy pink, lavender-pink, reddish-carmine or white flowers in June/July.
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    • Spiraea japonica 'Crispa' // Crispa Bumald Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' // Goldflame Bumald Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Goldmound' // Goldmound Japanese Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Limemound' // Limemound Bumald Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' // Little Princess Japanese Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash' // Neon Flash Japanese Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Tracy' // Double Play® Big Bang Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Yan' // Double Play® Gold Spirea

  • Spiraea nipponica

    Nippon Spirea
    A medium size, deciduous shrub with showy white flowers in late spring.
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    • Spiraea nipponica // Nippon Spirea ("straight species")
    • Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' // Snowmound Nippon Spirea

  • Spiraea thunbergii

    Thunberg's Spiraea, Meadowsweet
    One of the very earliest spireas to flower, with showy white, early-spring flowers and some yellow-orange fall color.
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    • Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon' // Mellow Yellow® Spiraea, Thunberg's meadowsweet

  • Spiraea x vanhouttei

    Vanhoutte Spirea
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    • Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Renaissance' // Renaissance Vanhoutte Spirea