Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Spiraea arguta

1

6

White

May

5. A most useful, beautiful shrub. Foliage dense, light green. Flowers in many-flowered clusters along the drooping slender branches, giving the shrub the appearance of a bank of snow. A. D.G.

Spiraea Billardii

Billard's Spiraea

1

5-6

Bright pink

July & Aug.

S. Upright in habit, with red-brown branches, dull green foliage and dense spikes of flowers about 6 inches long. Good for hill-sides and dry places. A. D. G.

Spiraea Blumei

Blume's Spiraea

1

4

White

June

S. A spreading shrub with arching branches and showy flowers in large umbels. Foliage dull green. A. D.G.

Spiraea Bumalda

1

2-3

Light pink

July & Aug.

S. A compact, low-growing shrub with good, dense foliage, which is sometimes variegated with pink and white while young. Flowers in showy flat clusters borne on erect stems. Excellent in masses in front of taller shrubs. If the flowers are cut when they fade, the shrub will continue to bloom until frost. A. G.

Spiraea Bumalda var. Anthony Waterer

Anthony

Waterer's

Spiraea

1

2-3

Bright crimson

July & Aug.

S. A form of the preceding with an abundance of showy crimson flowers. One of the most useful low shrubs. A.G.

Spiraea cantoniensis

Reeve's Spiraea

1

4

Bright crimson

July & Aug.

S. Resembles somewhat Spiraea Van Houttei, but with coarser, more erect branches. Excellent for the shrubbery border. A. G.

Spiraea chamaedryfolia

1

4

White

June

S. Small, narrow, blue-green leaves. A dense, much branched shrub, with an abundance of pretty, flat clusters of flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. Useful in the shrubbery border. A. E.G.

Spiraea Douglass!

1

6-8

Deep pink

July

5. Resembles S. Billardii, but taller in growth. Young branches red-brown, and flowers in dense, broad panicles and 6 to 8 inches long. Good lor dry places and hill-sides. A.D.G.

Spiraea japonica var. Fortunei

Fortune's Spiraea

1

4

Deep pink

June to Sept.

S. A beautiful shrub with upright branches and deep green foliage, which is bright red when young. Flowers in large flat clusters. Attractive in masses. A. D.G,

Spiraea japonica var. cal-losa

1

3-4

Light pink

June to Sept.

S. Upright in growth, with dull green leaves and flat clusters of flowers produced on erect branches. A low shrub good for massing. A. G.