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Spirea - Bridalwreath
It grows to 5-9 feet tall, spreading to 6-8 feet. Bridalwreath Spirea, spiraea prunifolia, is a long-time favorite with its double, pure white flowers that bloom abundantly on arching branches in early spring. Bridalwreath is truly a low-maintenance shrub with no problems. Remove some of the oldest canes at ground level after bloom. Can be used as a single specimen, hedge or in shrub plantings. The clean, deep blue-green summer foliage develops an attractive yellow-orange to purple fall color. It is rounded with ascending graceful arching branches that are leggy, and somewhat irregular. It requires full sun, average soil; occasional pruning my be needed just to maintain shape. ... details
Sweetshrub Lustrous, dark green (pale beneath), ovate to elliptic leaves to 6" long turn golden yellow in fall. It is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. It is utilized for shrub borders, foundations, and native plant areas. Leaves are aromatic when bruised. The Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, or Carolina allspice is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub with a suckering habit which grows 6-9' tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. Prune immediately after flowering to shape or maintain compactness. Flowers give way to brownish, urn-shaped fruits (seed capsules) which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. Also commonly called sweetshrub and strawberry bush because of the reference to the fragrant blooms which have been described as combining hints of pineapple, strawberry and banana. |
