(False Spirea)

Providing spring to fall interest with its handsome ferny leaves, the Ural falsespirea is particularly arresting in midsummer when covered with frothy white flowerheads. An upright, suckering, thicketing shrub, it is native to northern Asia eastward to Japan.

Emerging very early in spring, the long frond-like compound leaves comprise numerous narrow leaflets. Young leaves are glossy light green with blushes of coppery red. In summer, upright astilbe-like clusters of tiny white flowers adorn...

(Mountain Ash)

(Mountain Ash)

Named for the color of its showy berry-like fruits, this hybrid of European mountain ash grows into a handsome small deciduous tree. Its lush ferny bright green leaves turn orange and red tones in fall. Musky-scented dull white flowers in late spring, clusters of apricot-yellow fruits in late summer and fall, and cherry-like gray-brown bark with conspicuous horizontal pores give it further multi-seasonal interest. The berries are favored by birds.

Grow ‘Apricot Lady' in almost any moist, well-drained,...

(Mountain Ash)

Named for the color of its showy berry-like fruits, this hybrid of European mountain ash grows into a handsome small deciduous tree. Its lush ferny bright green leaves turn orange and red tones in fall. Musky-scented dull white flowers in late spring, clusters of pale pink fruits in late summer and fall, and cherry-like gray-brown bark with conspicuous horizontal pores give it further multi-seasonal interest. The berries are favored by birds.

Grow ‘Kirsten Pink' in almost any moist, well-drained,...

(Mountain Ash)

Named for the color of its showy berry-like fruits, this hybrid of European mountain ash grows into a handsome small deciduous tree. Its lush ferny bright green leaves turn orange and red tones in fall. Musky-scented dull white flowers in late spring, clusters of coral-pink fruits in late summer and fall, and cherry-like gray-brown bark with conspicuous horizontal pores give it further multi-seasonal interest. The berries are favored by birds.

Grow ‘Rowancroft Coral Pink' in almost any moist,...

(European Mountain Ash)

European mountain ash is a small to medium-sized, rounded, deciduous tree native to Europe, Siberia and western Asia and naturalized in North America. Its handsome pinnate (feathery) leaves, its flat heads of musky-scented dull white flowers in late spring, and its clusters of vibrant red-orange berries in late summer and fall give it multi-seasonal interest. The berries are favored by birds. The fall foliage color ranges from yellow and red to red-purple.

Plant the European mountain ash in a well-draining...

(European Mountain Ash)

This is a narrow cultivar of European mountain ash, a small to medium-sized, deciduous tree native to Europe, Siberia and western Asia. Columnar in habit, ‘Black Hawk’ has thick dark pinnate leaves with 11 to 17 leaflets that turn orange tones in fall. Musky-scented dull white flowers in late spring, clusters of vibrant orange berries in late summer and fall, and cherry-like gray-brown bark with conspicuous horizontal pores give it further multi-seasonal interest. The berries are favored by birds....

(European Mountain Ash)

Offering a narrow upright habit and bright fall fruit, 'Carpet of Gold' is a hybrid of European mountain ash, a small to medium-sized, deciduous tree native to Europe, Siberia and western Asia. This fastigiate cultivar has thick dark pinnate leaves with 11 to 17 leaflets that turn orange tones in fall. Musky-scented dull white flowers in late spring, clusters of vibrant orange-yellow berries in late summer and fall, and cherry-like gray-brown bark with conspicuous horizontal pores give it further...

(European Mountain Ash)

The Cardinal Royal selection of European mountain ash, a small to medium-sized, rounded, deciduous tree native to Europe, Siberia and western Asia and naturalized in North America. Notable for the uncommon bright-red color of its berries, ‘Michred’ has handsome pinnate leaves, flat heads of musky-scented dull-white flowers in late spring, and clusters of berries in late summer and fall, giving it multi-seasonal interest. The berries are favored by birds.

(Spirea)

There are about 100 species which are included in genus Spiraea. They are mostly woody deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs with showy spring and summer blooms. The species are widely distributed across the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus name is derived from the Greek speira which means coil or spire and refers to the use of these flowers in garlands and wreaths.

Long arching branches forming mounding shrubs are a common habit for most spiraeas. The...