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Japanese Spirea
Spiraea japonica · Shrub
Japanese Spirea 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 and 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
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