Sorbaria sorbifolia
FALSE SPIREA
- Tiny white flowers in dense terminal pyramidal panicles
- Deep green foliage resembles that of a mountain ash
- Erect multi-stemmed shrub invades rapidly by suckers and forming colonies
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-3 m
Sorbaria sorbifolia Cherry on Top® ('Bococot') (USPP33639, CPBRAF)
CHERRY ON TOP® SORBARIA
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 Poprocks® ('Golden select') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
PINEAPPLE POPROCKS® SPIREA
- Formerly 'Pineapple Fizz'
- Tidy compact habit
- Eye-catching pink flowers
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