(Gumball Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spirea)

What a sweet little spirea. 'Gumball' is a pretty flowering deciduous shrub that originates from Japan and China. This hardy, easy to grow plant has a compact, roundy moundy habit and bears soft clusters of rose-pink flowers in mid to late summer. These contrast nicely with its dark, crisp green foliage that is bronze hued when it first emerges. Spent flowers can be removed to extend flowering.

Best grown in full sun and tolerant of a wide range of soils, Gumball spirea is a highly versatile...

(Japanese Meadowsweet, Lemon Princess Japanese Spirea)

Ubiquitous in gardens, Japanese spirea is a small upright hardy deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. Featuring showy leaves that hold their color longer than those of 'Goldmound', the Japanese spirea cultivar 'Lemon Princess' also has pretty summer flowers and a compact habit. The toothed oval leaves are golden yellow when young, greenish yellow in summer, and sometimes assumes bright tints in fall. Soft flat clusters of pink flowers appear atop this dense mounded shrub from mid- to late summer....

(Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spirea, Little Princess Spirea)

A small size and colorful pink flowers by early to midsummer finds this deciduous shrub grown in many temperate gardens. Selection 'Little Princess' is a pretty flowering, dwarf shrub with originates in Japan and China. This hardy, easy to grow plant has a low, mounded habit and bears soft clusters of pale rose-pink flowers in late spring to midsummer. These contrast nicely with its crisp green foliage that becomes reddish in autumn. Spent flowers can be trimmed off to extend flowering until early...

(Dakota Goldcharm Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet)

Ubiquitous in gardens, Japanese spirea is a small upright deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. This hardy, easy to grow, densely mounding plant bears many soft flat clusters of pink flowers from early to late summer. The toothed oval medium-green leaves sometimes turn bright colors in fall. Many cultivars are widely available including the golden-leaved 'Goldflame', and the rose-pink-flowered 'Little Princess'.

Tolerant of light shade and a wide range of soils, Japanese spirea is a highly versatile...

(Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spirea, Limemound® Spirea)

Limemound® spirea is a mean bright green. This pretty flowering deciduous shrub originates from Japan and China. Hardy and easy to grow, it has a low, mounded habit and bears soft clusters of pale rose-pink flowers in mid to late summer. These contrast nicely with its bright green foliage that first emerges yellow and turns to shades of orange and red in fall. Spent flowers can be removed to extend flowering.

Best grown in full sun and tolerant of a wide range of soils, Limemound® spirea is a...

(Golden Sunrise Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet)

Ubiquitous in gardens, Japanese spirea is a small upright deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. This hardy, easy to grow, densely mounding plant bears many soft flat clusters of pink flowers from early to late summer. The toothed oval medium-green leaves sometimes turn bright colors in fall. Many cultivars are widely available including the golden-leaved 'Goldflame', and the rose-pink-flowered 'Little Princess'.

Tolerant of light shade and a wide range of soils, Japanese spirea is a highly versatile...

(Dwarf Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet)

A widely used ornamental landscape plant, dwarf Japanese spirea is a rounded, clump-forming, flowering deciduous shrub native to Japan and China. Spent flowers can be removed to extend flowering period by encouraging a second round of blooms. The dwarf cultivar 'Nana' (also seen listed as 'Alpina' and 'Nyewoods') is an excellent groundcover plant that has light pink flowers that open slightly later than other Japanese spiraea in late summer. It grows much wider than its height. The small leaves usually...

(Japanese Meadowsweet, Neon Flash Japanese Spirea)

Ubiquitous in gardens, Japanese spirea is a small upright hardy deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. The bright cerise flowers of the cultivar 'Neon Flash' are among the showiest of the Japanese spirea tribe. They appear in flat clusters from early to late summer. This dense, mounded, waist-high shrub has toothed, oval, medium-green leaves that are purple-tinged when new.

Succeeding in a wide range of soils in sun or light shade, Japanese spirea is a highly versatile ornamental shrub that...

(Japanese Meadowsweet, Norman Japanese Spirea)

Ubiquitous in gardens, Japanese spirea is a small upright hardy deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. The cultivar 'Norman' features a compact habit, colorful blooms, and showy fall foliage. Soft flat clusters of deep pink flowers appear atop this dense mounded shrub from early to late summer. They are richer in hue than those of the popular 'Little Princess'. The toothed, oval, medium-green leaves turn burgundy and orange in fall.

Succeeding in a wide range of soils in sun or light shade,...

(Japanese Meadowsweet, Pink Parade Japanese Spirea)

Ubiquitous in gardens, Japanese spirea is a small upright hardy deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. The cultivar 'Pink Parade' features colorful blooms over an especially long season. Soft flat clusters of deep purple-pink flowers appear atop this dense mounded waist-high shrub from summer into fall. They are richer in hue than those of the popular 'Little Princess'. The medium-green leaves are oval and toothed.

Succeeding in a wide range of soils in sun or light shade, Japanese spirea is...