Sunday, March 18, 2007

Spiraea 'Bridalwreath'

Among the 80-some species of Spiraea is Spiraea prunifolia 'Bridalwreath'.

In general the Spiraea is an easy care plant and will tolerate many kinds of soil conditions. It needs lots of light for blooming, with the exception of the yellow foliage varieties which do better with some shade.

Similar to lilacs, prune after blooming for next years blossoms.