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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Spiraea japonica

by Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Common Name(s)
Japanese spirea, Japanese meadowsweet, maybush

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Perennial

Growth Form:  shrub

China, Korea, Japan

"Spiraea japonica, commonly called Japanese spirea, is a dense, upright, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows 4-6’ tall with a slightly larger spread. Leaves (to 3” long) are oval and sharply-toothed. Tiny pink flowers in flat-topped clusters (corymbs) cover the foliage from late spring to mid-summer, with sparse and intermittent repeat bloom sometimes occurring. Flowers are attractive to butterflies." (MOBOT)

External Resources
GBIF Species Page
USDA Plants Database page
Tropicos Species Page
US National Germplasm Database
Flora of China
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by Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
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