Plants of the Spiraea Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. 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