ShrubsJapanese Spirea
Spiraea japonica
Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 4-6 ft × 5-7 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect pink blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to drought and erosion.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-6 ft × 5-7 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Drought, Erosion
- Native to
- Japan, China
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Japanese Spirea is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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