Sorghastrum nutans
INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum, Chrysopogon nutans
- Reddish-bronze downy flower spikes rising well above the foliage appear in July
- The grass blades are green turning bronze to burnt orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-220 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'
INDIAN STEEL GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Indian Steel'
- Flower stalks rise above the foliage forming a tight upright clump
- Medium-width grass blades are blue-green, turning bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
SIOUX BLUE INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Sioux Blue'
- Flower stalks from a tight upright clump rise above the foliage
- Leaves are silvery-blue turning golden-tan with hints of orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Sparganium americanum
AMERICAN BUR-REED
- An emergent aquatic
- Long lance-shaped green leaves
- Unique flowers and seedheads
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm
Sparganium eurycarpum
GIANT BUR-REED
- AKA Sparganium californicum
- An emergent aquatic
- Unique flowers and seedheads
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm
Spartina pectinata
PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
- AKA Sporobolus michauxianus
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long
- Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead'
INDIAN PINK
- Upright clump-forming perennial
- Upward-facing scarlet tubular flowers with a yellow throat
- Throats are flared open to form a five-pointed star-shaped tip
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spigelia marilandica 'Ragin Cajun'
INDIAN PINK
- Upright clump-forming perennial
- Upward-facing orange-red tubular flowers with yellow throats
- Throats are flared open to form a five-pointed star-shaped tip
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea alba
MEADOWSWEET
- Cone-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers
- Fruit dries and splits to release seed
- Narrow toothed green leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea albiflora
JAPANESE WHITE SPIREA
- Numerous white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Oval sharply-toothed pale green leaves turn red in the fall
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea betulifolia Glow Girl® ('Tor Gold') (CBR 5121)
GLOW GIRL® BIRCHLEAF SPIREA
- Compact mounding habit
- Red buds open to white spring flowers
- Golden-yellow foliage holds well throughout the season
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA
- AKA Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
- Carmine-red flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge reddish-purple, mature to blue-green, then reddish in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Crispa'
CRISP LEAF SPIREA
- Deep pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Deeply serrated dark green leaves are twisted and crinkled
- Foliage often emerges burgundy-red with some burgundy colouration at maturity
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Firelight'
FIRELIGHT SPIREA
- Deep mauve-pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bright-red/orange, turning soft yellow-green, then reddish purple in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii'
FROEBELII SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of carmine-red flowers
- Leaves emerge brownish-red in the spring, turning blue-green and burgundy-red in the fall
- Upright, mounded form
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea japonica Pineapple Fizz™ ('Golden select') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
PINEAPPLE FIZZ™ SPIREA
- Tidy compact habit
- Eye-catching pink flowers
- Low maintenance pineapple-yellow foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
GOLDFLAME SPIREA
- Light crimson flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bronze-gold, turning soft yellow-green, then copper-orange in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
LITTLE PRINCESS SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of rose-pink flowers
- Mint-green leaves turn dark red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Macrophylla'
BIG LEAF SPIREA
- Clusters of small pink flowers
- Dark green leaves turn shades of yellow-orange to red in the fall
- Upright, mounded form
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea japonica Rainbow Fizz™ ('Matgold') (PP28876, CPBR5634)
RAINBOW FIZZ™ SPIREA
- Bright red flower buds open to flattened pink clusters
- Leaves emerge copper and change to yellow with red tips in late spring
- Leaves finish copper-red in autumn
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica Dakota Goldcharm® ('Mertyann') (COPF)
DAKOTA GOLDCHARM® SPIREA
- Clusters of pink flowers
- Foliage emerges bronze, turns yellow-gold in the summer
- Fall colours include red, orange, and pink
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Nana'
ALPINE SPIREA
- Rose-pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Mint-green leaves turn dark red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash'
NEON FLASH SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of bright red flowers
- Foliage is green, then dark burgundy in the fall
- Upright, rounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica Poprocks® Petite ('Odessa') (USPP28508, CPBRAF)
POPROCKS® PETITE SPIREA
- Tidy compact habit
- Eye-catching candy-pink flowers
- Low maintenance mound of green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm