Shrubs

Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' (COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
  • Tiny white flowers in dense terminal pyramidal panicles
  • Lemony-yellow foliage emerges orange-red in the spring, changing to light green in the summer
  • Leaves turn an outstanding coppery-bronze in the fall

HEIGHT: 100-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 80-100 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

Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
SHIROBANA SPIREA
  • Pink, white and red flowers in flattened clusters
  • Flower colours can appear simultaneously, sometimes in the same cluster
  • Foliage is blue-green, then dark burgundy in the fall

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet® ('Walbuma') (PP9363, COPF)
MAGIC CARPET® SPIREA
  • Flat-topped clusters of deep pink flowers
  • Leaves emerge red, maturing to red-tipped-bronze, then russet in the fall
  • Mounded form

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Spiraea latifolia
STEEPLEBUSH
  • Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny white flowers
  • Brown seed heads persist into the winter
  • Leaves are bright green above, blue-green underneath

HEIGHT: 125-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Spiraea nipponica 'Halward's Silver' (COPF)
HALWARD'S SILVER SPIREA
  • White florets in clusters on the ends of the branches
  • Leaves emerge blue-green, changing to green, then yellow in the fall
  • Compact, mounding habit

HEIGHT: 80-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 80-100 cm

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
SNOWMOUND SPIREA
  • White florets in clusters along the branches
  • Leaves emerge blue-green, changing to green, then yellow to red and pink in the fall
  • Arching vase-shaped habit

HEIGHT: 100-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 80-100 cm

Spiraea prunifolia
BRIDALWREATH SPIREA
  • Double white flowers up and down the branches precede the leaves
  • Glossy dark green leaves turn yellow-orange in the fall
  • Upright vase-shaped form

HEIGHT: 125-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-250 cm

Spiraea thunbergii Mellow Yellow ('Ogon')
MELLOW YELLOW SPIREA
  • Small white flowers line the branches in spring, upstaging the leaves
  • Narrow leaves, almost 50cm long, emerge yellow in spring
  • Leaves are light green by summer, going from gold to purple in autumn

HEIGHT: 150-175 cm  ·  SPREAD: 150-175 cm