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Spirea is an ornamental shrub of the deciduous type of the Pink family. The habitat of this plant covers all of Europe and part of the northern countries, which include Russia. Currently, more than 90 species of this plant have been registered. On the territory of our country, 13 of them are most popular, and some types of spirea with varieties, photos and names can be found in many catalogs. Any summer resident living in the Moscow region or Siberia will always be able to pick up interesting option for landing on the site.

Japanese Spirea Shirobana

From the ancient Greek, the name of the plant is translated as "bend", as the drooping, flexible branches of the shrub descend to the ground in beautiful arcs. In spring- summer period they are densely covered with fragrant honey-bearing inflorescences. Some specimens are able to produce buds at the beginning and end of the growing season, others bloom continuously for a long time.

The shape and color of the leaves depend on the particular variety. There are specimens with a carved and smooth edge, more often an elongated shape. Small flowers up to 5 mm in diameter are collected in umbellate or paniculate inflorescences of 8-20 pieces. With the help of modern breeding, it was possible to breed specimens with single buds. The color of the petals depends on the variety. There are white, pink, lilac, scarlet buds.

Spireas are common in landscape design, and in landscape gardening compositions. They attract the attention of gardeners with their relative unpretentiousness and exquisite exterior. These are compact shrubs, rarely exceeding 2 m in height, which do not require frequent pruning. With the right place, timely feeding and proper care, seedlings give an annual increase of up to 20-30 cm.

Despite the fact that the plant belongs to the Pink family, there are no thorns on its shoots. Young trunks have a greenish color, which turns brown with time.

The root system of spirea is fibrous, located close to the soil surface. Because of this, the rhizomes are exposed during irrigation and require regular mulching with shavings, peat, horse manure, garden soil, or fine dried grass. For the same reason, the plant needs annual fertilizing with nitrogen and potash fertilizers.

Spirea fruits are not edible, so the addition of superphosphates to the soil is not required for their ripening. For the full development of the crown and bush, phosphorus is sufficient as part of complex fertilizers for deciduous crops.

The shrub is valued for its resistance to frequent droughts and low temperatures. The average frost resistance of spirea is from -25 to -30 ° C. However, there are also instances that can endure up to -45 ° C without additional insulation. Lilac bushes can easily compete with them in frost resistance. Particularly interesting for planting is a two-color variety cited earlier) it can withstand frosts down to -28 ° C.

Overview of species and varieties with a selection of photos

Conventionally, all species can be divided into summer-flowering spireas and those that form buds in spring. The early flowering category includes such common species:

  • the unique Van Gutt spirea;
  • oak-leaved;
  • nipponian;
  • Spirea Thunberg.

Spring-flowering ones lay buds on the branches of the previous year, so they begin flowering no earlier than 2 years of age.

Van Goutta (Spiraea Vanhouttei) is a hybrid of Cantonese and three-lobed spirea. Differs in large sizes (up to 2 m high and up to 1.5 m wide). It grows relatively quickly, tolerates shade without sacrificing decorative effect. The flowering period lasts from May to June, it is possible to re-form buds in late summer terms. Inflorescences are predominantly painted in white or cream shades.

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Popular varieties of this species are:

  • Pink ice ("Captain") has decorative foliage with pink and white patches.
  • Renaissance is a large shrub with high rates of resistance to insect pests and diseases.
  • Snow White is a bush showered with large white inflorescences. Withering, the buds fall to the ground, and the plant does not need additional cosmetic haircut.

Dubravkolistnaya - a species that has complex paniculate inflorescences more often than a white shade. Flowering falls at the end of May and lasts about 2 weeks. The maximum height of an adult plant does not exceed 1.5 m. It is frost-resistant and suitable for growing in Siberia. With the onset of frost, the foliage becomes a uniform yellow color. The life expectancy of a bush is 25-30 years. When an adult plant is transplanted to a new place, its root system is able to rejuvenate.

Nipponskaya - a dwarf species up to 1 m in height. It has hemispherical inflorescences, consisting of 8-14 simple flowers, often white in color. The flowering period falls on mid-May, and its duration is 20-25 days. Homeland are the Japanese islands. Popular varieties are Halvard Silver and Snow Mound. It is worth noting that the Snow Mound is a hybrid, as a result of which its growth exceeds the specific dimensions and is 2 m.

Spiraea Thunberg - shrubs up to 1.5 m. The flowering period begins in the first decade of May, and the duration is 30 days. White flowers are collected in umbrella inflorescences. Frost resistant and do not require in large numbers nutrients. Due to rapid regeneration, shoots frozen in winter are replaced during the growing season with new shoots.

Spirea Thunberg

A group of spireas blooming in summer

Types of summer flowering differ in that the buds appear at the ends of the shoots of the new season. These include:

  • loose leaf;
  • white-flowered;
  • Japanese;

Willow - spirea, whose foliage resembles willow. It is fragrant from the beginning to the end of June with pink paniculate inflorescences. With the first frost, the green crown acquires a noble scarlet hue. The maximum height for this species is 2.5 m.

White-flowered - a dwarf species from 1 to 1.5 m. It blooms in mid-July, and the flowers remain on the bush for about 20-25 days. It is the only species inhibited in Russia, whose buds have a fluffy shape and white color. The most original variety of this group is Macrofila. Its large foliage is painted in scarlet shades in spring, turns green in summer, and turns yellow by autumn.

Japanese - the smallest option for the garden. Its height does not exceed 50 cm. The crown has a spherical shape. It has a long flowering from mid-July to late summer. Umbrella inflorescences are painted in pink or lilac shades. Widely used to create flowering groups, low hedges. If you choose Gold Princesses and Gold Flame for planting, then they will delight you with golden foliage. Some of the most popular are Golden Flame and Shirobana.

The Douglas group is distinguished by erect shrubs growing up to 1.5 m. In mid-July, dark pink flowers appear on the branches, collected in elegant pyramids. They decorate the crown for 45 days. All varieties are excellent for urban gardening.

Representative from the Douglas group

Representatives of the Bumald and Billard groups, which bloom until the first frost, can be attributed to summer. These species are suitable for growing in most climatic zones. Among the great variety of spirea, there are also territorially oriented representatives. In this regard, it is important to choose seedlings not only for decorative properties, but also taking into account suitability for certain climatic conditions.

Moscow region spireas

The Moscow region has a mild climate with short winters, in early spring, warm summers and long autumns. The soils of this region are podzolic, slightly acidic, depleted and require the introduction of nutrients. The optimal varieties for the Moscow region are Japanese because of the similar climate and soils.

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The above-mentioned Macrophile, Silver and Snow Mound also belong to the varieties near Moscow.

Siberian spireas

The northern lands are heavy and fertile with deep groundwater. The main disadvantage of these regions is the harsh and long winter. Because of it, gardeners are forced to select seedlings for open ground with special care. Resistant to harsh winters are medium, gray, three-lobed spirea. Their flower buds can only be damaged at -50 °C. If you organize a shelter for Japanese, white-flowered and densely flowered seedlings, then they will also successfully overwinter.

The following varieties are suitable for Siberia:

  • Anthony Waterer is a dwarf specimen growing up to 75 cm. The duration of summer flowering is 50 days. It has long (up to 8 cm) leaves and large umbellate inflorescences of raspberry color. Seedlings bred from seeds produce white flowers, as Anthony Waterer is a hybrid of white-flowered species.
  • Ogon is a medium-sized shrub with white umbrellas of the summer type of flowering. The fragrance period lasts about a month. The bush is especially beautiful in the autumn, when the small foliage becomes golden.

Frost-resistant varieties include Renaissance and Snow White. Actual figures may differ from the description, as soil composition and climate affect the timing and duration of flowering.

Video with an overview of varieties.

Undersized varieties

Dwarf varieties of spirea - a fashion trend recent years. They are actively used in the creation of mixborders, vegetable fences and partitions, alpine slides. Dwarf varieties include varieties from the Nippon and Japanese species. In addition to them, breeders distinguish the following types in a separate list:

  • "Dwarf" - hybrids of Hackett and creeping species. On the territory of Russia they are extremely rare due to low winter hardiness. The maximum height is 80 cm. The branches are of a creeping type, the flowers are often white, collected in neat inflorescences, peeking out among the small foliage.
  • Bumalda - species up to 75 cm in height. All varieties have a spherical shape with upright shoots. In most cases, the color of the buds is crimson, although their shape can vary significantly.
  • Low - a frost-resistant marsh species that grows up to 60 cm. It looks like grass, but it has a pronounced stem and a fibrous root system. It blooms in dense spherical umbrellas of white and pink color from July to August. In the wild, it is found in the Siberian taiga and the Khabarovsk Territory.

The best ones are dwarf and Japanese spirea, since they are the least whimsical to care for and do not require frequent molding.

Spirea (lat. Spiraea), or spiraea, is a genus of ornamental deciduous shrubs of the Rosaceae family. Translated from the ancient Greek "speira" means "bend", and the validity of this name is confirmed by the special flexibility of its shoots. The main advantage of spirea is its unpretentiousness. There are about a hundred species of spirea growing in the steppe, forest-steppe and semi-deserts. Mentions of spirea, or rather, of meadowsweet, are still in the epic "Sadko" (approximately 1478), then in the 19th century information about this plant falls into the dictionary of V.I. Dal: he writes that strong and thin branches of meadowsweet used for ramrods and whips. Today, different types and varieties of spirea are grown in culture, and all of them are distinguished not only by high decorativeness, but also by frost resistance and flowering time.

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Planting and caring for spirea

  • Landing: in September, in rainy or cloudy weather. In spring, only summer-flowering species can be planted.
  • Bloom: species are divided into those that bloom in spring and those that bloom in summer.
  • Lighting: bright sunlight.
  • The soil: loose, fertile, consisting of sod or leaf ground with the addition of peat and sand.
  • Watering: in the dry season - 15 liters of water for each bush 2 times a month.
  • Top dressing: twice per season: in early spring after pruning - with a solution of complex mineral fertilizers, in the middle of summer - with a solution of mullein with the addition of superphosphate.
  • Pruning: in spring-flowering species, in early spring only the tips frozen over the winter are cut, but after 15 years the plant is cut to a stump for rejuvenation. The shoots of summer-flowering species are cut every spring to strong buds, and after 4 years the bush is cut at a height of 30 cm for rejuvenation.
  • Reproduction: seed and vegetative (dividing the bush, cuttings and layering).
  • Pests: pink-colored miners, rose leaflets, spider mites, aphids.
  • Diseases: does not get sick.

Read more about growing spirea below.

Spirea shrub - description

Plants of the genus Spirea are both dwarf (15 cm) and very tall (up to two and a half meters). The root system is shallow, fibrous. The branches are creeping or erect, spread out or recumbent, from light brown to dark, the bark tends to exfoliate longitudinally. Leaves are petiolate, alternate, three-five-lobed, lanceolate or rounded.

Spiraea flowers are small, but numerous, forming a variety of inflorescences - paniculate, spike-shaped, pyramidal, corymbose. The color of the flowers is varied, from boiling white to crimson. In different species of spirea, the inflorescences are located in different ways: in some, along the entire shoot, in others - only on the upper part of the shoot, in some - only at the ends of the branches. Spireas propagate by dividing the bush, seeds, layering and cuttings.

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The spirea flower is used for group plantings, for hedges. Dwarf varieties of spirea are great for rockeries, rocky gardens and for creating living "carpets". The spirea bush looks great as a single plant.

Features of growing spirea

Each plant has its own requirements for planting and care.

Growing spirea also has its own characteristics:

  • Spiraea prefers leafy or soddy soil. Optimal composition: one part of sand and peat and two parts of the earth;
  • a drainage layer is required, broken bricks can be used;
  • planting spirea is carried out in a pit, which is a third of the volume larger than the butt of the plant;
  • planting depth - at least half a meter, and the root neck of the plant should be at surface level;
  • you need to plant spirea in cloudy weather, and even better - in the rain. The best time- September;
  • the best neighbors for spirea are juniper, spruce, thuja.

Planting spirea

Planting spirea in spring

In the spring, only summer flowering spireas are planted. Main condition spring planting- be in time before the leaves bloom. If you buy spirea seedlings, carefully consider the roots - they should not be overdried. Check the condition of the shoots from the seedling, and buy only if they are flexible and have good buds. Align planting material: if the roots of the seedling have grown too large, carefully shorten them; if, on the contrary, the roots are too dry or damaged, cut off the branches. If the root system is too dry during storage, spill it with water or soak it briefly in a bucket of water, and only then plant it.

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Spirea - a plant unpretentious, but for long and abundant flowering, certain conditions must still be observed: the site for spirea must be sunny, the soil must be fertile. In addition, spirea bushes give abundant root shoots, which increases the area occupied by the plant, and this must be taken into account when planning the planting of spirea.

In the photo: Spirea flowering in the garden

So, in the area where the spirea will grow, you need to make a hole with strictly sheer walls, at least a third larger than the volume of the root system of the seedling. Then you need to let the pit stand for 2-4 days. On the day of planting (preferably rainy or cloudy weather), you need to make a drainage layer of 15-20 cm from broken bricks, especially if the soil is clayey, add 2 parts of leaf or sod land and one part of peat and sand to the pit, mix this mixture, lower the roots of the spirea into the pit, straighten them, throw the earth up to the root collar and then compact. Immediately after planting, the spirea is watered with one or two buckets of water and mulched with peat.

Planting spirea in autumn

In autumn, both spring-flowering and late-flowering spireas are planted. Usually autumn planting combined with spirea seating by dividing the bush. You need to do this until the leaf fall is over. Divide and transplant spireas, which are 3-4 years old, older plants can also be planted, but this is already quite difficult to do because of the large earthy clod, which is difficult to remove and wash off the ground.

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The spirea bush needs to be dug up, capturing a little more than half of the crown projection around the circumference. You will probably have to cut off a few roots, but this will not cause much harm to the plant. Then the roots of the extracted bush must be washed well. If the plant is young and not very grown, simply put it in a container of water and let the soil sour and settle in the water, then rinse the roots under running water while spreading them out. Cut the bush with a pruner into two or three parts so that each division has a good root lobe and 2-3 strong shoots. Trim cord roots.

In the photo: Young spirea bush

Dig a hole, put a mound in the middle, place the seedling on the mound and level the roots. Fill the hole with soil and press it down onto the surface. In several stages, water the planted delenki with water.

Spirea Care

How to care for spirea

We have already talked about the basic requirements of spirea: bright lighting (although many species grow well in partial shade), loose fertile soil, good drainage and mulching with a seven-centimeter layer of peat immediately after planting. What else is needed for spirea to please you with beautiful and long flowering?

Since spirea has a shallow root system, it does not tolerate dry soil and begins to dry out, so it needs moderate watering in the dry season: 15 liters of water per bush twice a month. Soil loosening required, as is regular weeding. Top dressing of spirea is carried out with complex mineral fertilizer after pruning the bush, and in the middle of summer it would be nice fertilize spirea with a solution of mullein with the addition of superphosphate at the rate of 10 g per 10 l of solution.

In the photo: Beautiful spirea leaves

Of the pests, aphids and spider mites annoy the spirea the most. The tick is destroyed by karbofos, and the aphid - by Pirimor. But for the most part, spireas are not susceptible to diseases, and pests cannot do much harm to their beauty and reduce the decorative qualities of spirea.

Spirea pruning

Bushes tend to grow, so you have to cut them from time to time. In early-flowering, since flowering runs along the entire length of the shoot, only the tips that have frozen over during the winter are cut annually, but after 7-14 years, all old shoots are removed from the bushes, that is, the plant is cut almost to the stump, so that later from the most 5-6 strong shoots of young growth to form a new bush, removing the remaining shoots during the growing season. After a year or two, weak or old shoots are again removed from the bush. At the ends of the shoots, pruning should be done in the spring, before the leaves bloom, sanitary pruning of old shoots can also be done in the spring, or even in the summer.

Summer-flowering spireas are sheared annually in early spring. It is necessary to shorten the shoot to large buds, it is better to remove weak and small shoots altogether. The stronger the pruning, the more powerful the shoots grow. It is necessary to remove aging shoots in time, otherwise they begin to dry out on their own. When the bush is four years old, you can cut the bush every year to a height of 30 cm from the ground, but if after that the spireas give weak shoots, you should consider replacing the bush, although on average late-flowering species of spirea live 15-20 years.

In the photo: Growing spirea in open ground

Reproduction of spirea

Spireas reproduce, in addition to dividing the bush, by seeds, cuttings and layering. Multiply seeds only those spireas that are not hybrids are possible, since spirea seeds still do not retain varietal qualities. But the cutting method brings very good results - over 70% of cuttings take root even without the use of growth stimulants. Early-flowering spireas are cut in the first half of June, late-flowering - in the second half of June or July. Lignified cuttings are rooted in autumn, in September-October.

Cut off a straight one-year-old shoot, cut it into pieces so that each has 5-6 leaves. Remove the lower leaves on each cutting along with the petioles, cut the remaining leaves into half a leaf and place the cuttings for half a day in Epin's solution (1 ml per 2 liters of water). Then powder the lower node of the cutting with the Kornevin stimulant and plant it in a pot in wet sand at an angle of 30-45º. Cover the cuttings with glass or film. Place the container with the cuttings in the shade and spray them with water two to three times a day. When frosts come, dig the cuttings in the garden, cover with leaves, place an inverted box on top and leave until spring. When the next year the cuttings give new shoots, they can be planted in a permanent place.

In the photo: Drops of water on the leaves of spirea

When breeding layering the shoot is placed in a groove dug in the ground, pinned and sprinkled with earth. If you want to get several new shoots, then you need to pinch the top of the layer, then each side kidney can give a process. In autumn, the layers are carefully removed and divided into regrown shoots, which are planted.

Spirea after flowering

As has been said repeatedly, caring for spirea is simple, including in terms of preparing the plant for a dormant period. Almost all types and varieties of spirea tolerate cold well, but if the winter is very frosty, and most importantly, snowless, you can take care of the plant by covering the roots of the bush for the winter with a layer of foliage of 10-15 cm. will.

Types and varieties of spirea

Some types and varieties of spirea are often used in culture, others - occasionally. According to the flowering time, spireas are divided into spring-flowering and summer-flowering.

Spring flowering spireas

They differ not only in early flowering, but also in the fact that flowers are characteristic of them. different shades exclusively white, which bloom on last year's shoots. Flowering begins only in the second year of the life of the shoot. These spireas are characterized by strong tillering. In culture, the following types are popular:

Spiraea gray (Spiraea x cinerea)

It is a hybrid of St. John's and whitish-gray spirea - in fact, it is white spirea, and it is called gray because of the color of the leaves. The bush reaches a height of 180 cm, branches are drooping, lanceolate gray-green leaves are gray on the underside, corymbose inflorescences of white flowers are located along the entire length of the branch. Blooms from mid-May to mid-June. Most popular variety:

The diameter and height of the bush of this variety is 1.5-2 m, drooping branches, spreading crown, red-brown branches, flowers up to 1 cm in diameter, snow-white, double, collected in umbrellas. The plant is a honey plant, blooms up to 45 days, starting from the second year;

In the photo: Gray spirea (Spiraea x cinerea)

Spiraea Vanhouttei (Spiraea × vanhouttei)

A hybrid of Cantonese and three-lobed spirea is a huge bush with a diameter and height of up to 2 m, branches drooping, leaves are jagged, bare, three-lobed, dark green above, gray below, turning red-orange in autumn. Numerous hemispherical inflorescences consist of white flowers up to 0.6 cm in diameter and are located along the entire length of the branch. Blooms in mid-June, sometimes blooms again in August;

In the photo: Spiraea Vanhouttei (Spiraea × vanhouttei

Nippon Spiraea (Spiraea nipponica)

In nature, it grows on the island of Honshu, reaches a height of 2 m, the crown is spherical, dense, the branches are horizontal, the leaves are green until late autumn up to 4.5 cm in length, it blooms for up to three weeks from the beginning of June with corymbose inflorescences consisting of yellow-green flowers up to 1 cm in diameter, with purple flowers in the bud;

In the photo: Spiraea nipponica (Spiraea nipponica)

Spiraea arguta (Spiraea × arguta)

The earliest of the spring flowering spireas. Spreading bush 1.5-2 m high, very beautifully shaped, drooping flowering branches, like a foamy waterfall, consisting of numerous snow-white fragrant flowers, flowing along the entire length of the branches. Arguta blooms for three weeks from the end of May.

In the photo: Spiraea arguta (Spiraea × arguta)

summer blooming

These are species in which inflorescences form at the ends of young shoots and in which old, last year's shoots gradually dry out, are represented primarily by varieties of Japanese spirea. This is a pink spirea in most of its varieties, but sometimes it is a red or red-pink spirea. So:

Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica)

A very beautiful shrub with felty hairy shoots when young and bare when old. The height of the bush is 1-1.5 m, the leaves are oblong, ovate, bluish below, green above, in autumn - yellow, red, purple. Japanese spirea blooms up to 45 days with red-pink flowers collected in paniculate corymbose inflorescences located at the ends of the shoots. The most popular varieties:

- shrub only 0.6 m high, crown diameter 1.2 m, rounded crown, oval leaves, dark green, corymbose inflorescences consist of red-pink flowers 3-4 cm in diameter, blooms in June-July, grows very slowly ;

In the photo: Japanese Spiraea Little princesses (Spiraea japonica)

- a variety of the previous variety, differs from it in that it grows up to 1 m in height and its leaves are yellow;

In the photo: Japanese Spiraea Golden princesses (Spiraea japonica)

- a low shrub (0.6-0.8 m), but the crown diameter is 1.2 m, the leaves are narrow-lanceolate, dark green, small (2 cm). The flowers are white or pink in color in July or August;

In the photo: Japanese Spiraea Shirobana (Spiraea japonica)

Spiraea japonica Goldflame- height 0.8 m, yellow-orange leaves become bright yellow over time, then green-yellow, and in autumn - copper-orange. The flowers are red-pink, small;

One of the wonderful green plants of the shrub type, which is very widespread in gardening and parks, is spirea. Due to its abundant flowering, low requirement for soil fertility, as well as unpretentiousness in cultivation, it is she who can profitably transform any landscape. Numerous ones make it possible to best see all the beauty and harmony that an amazing shrub gives, especially when it is properly and competently located in the garden.

In general, white spirea belongs to the genus ornamental shrubs pink family, and having a deciduous type with a shallow and fibrous root system. The name Spiraea comes from the Greek σπειρα, which means "spiral" in translation. The branches of this shrub can be different - creeping, sprawling or straight, with a color from light to brown. Small buds are both pointed and ovoid, with several scales, and the leaves are ordinary petiolate with three to five lobes. Young growth and shoots are usually light green in color, and in some species they are reddish, yellowish and even slightly brown.

Spiraea Gray Grefsheim - beauty in any garden

This deciduous shrub has beautiful branches elongated into arcs, on which terry-type umbrella inflorescences are located. The bush has the longest flowering time in May-June, when it is almost completely covered with exquisite slightly pointed inflorescences. Today, gray spirea Grefsheim, whose photo allows you to see all its beauty, can be purchased at specialized flower shops.

Due to its rapid growth, it will delight the owners in a year abundant flowering. It should be remembered here that this type of spirea is photophilous and does not tolerate strong shading. At the same time, this shrub is an excellent honey plant, which experienced beekeepers are well aware of.

Exquisite Spirea Oakleaf

Long ribbed shoots of this type of spirea, combined with interesting foliage of a green-gray color with teeth, distinguish it from all the others. The shrub reaches a height of 2 meters, however, during the growing season, under the weight of the inflorescences, the branches bend almost to the ground, and therefore from the side it may seem like a rounded bush. The first flowers bloom in early May, after which the spirea blooms for about 25-30 days, delighting the eyes of others with exquisite inflorescences.

It should be noted that Dubravkolistnaya spirea grows especially well on rich soils and is very sensitive to, which should be regular. This variety is quite winter-hardy, and therefore such a spirea can be grown in the northern latitudes of our country. When cultivating a plant, it is also recommended to mulch the near-stem circle with peat, which allows you to retain moisture well and prevent the earth from becoming covered with a dry crust.

Unique Spirea Argutta

Highly beautiful plant, which tolerates a haircut well, and also pleases others with bright and lush spring flowering, is the Argutta spirea, the photo of which is presented in the article. Graceful thin branches slightly bend under the weight of flowers, which are numerous umbellate inflorescences. A distinctive feature of this type of spirea is that its annual growth is small, only 20 cm, and therefore it grows rather slowly.

This shrub is suitable for both urban and suburban landscaping, as it tolerates even slight shading. You can plant both singly and in groups, forming beautiful alleys in a park area or green square.

Nippon spirea with pointed "spiers"

Unlike other types of these plants, the Nippon spirea has not white, but white-yellow inflorescences, which are collected in large clusters located at the very tops of the branches. Arcuate branches can reach a length of 2 meters, and in girth the shrub can sometimes even be 2.5 meters, so they are usually located separately. The shrub blooms later than its counterparts, already at the end of June and pleases people with its bright colors within 15-20 days.

If we talk about the scope, then such a spirea can often be found on, along park roads, edges and squares. It is best to grow a plant on moist soils, however, it is not particularly demanding on nutrition. It has a fairly fast growth rate, which also distinguishes it from other varieties of spirea.

Spiraea Thunberg - beauty knows no bounds

A beautiful spreading shrub that blooms from mid-May to mid-June, as a result of which you can admire interesting umbellate inflorescences for almost a whole month. It is interesting to note that after the main flowering, they do not fall off, but gradually change their color to orange and carmine, and the spirea goes into autumn. Due to this property, it is Thunberg's spirea that is often grown in the backyards of many of our compatriots.

From the botanical properties of the plant, good winter hardiness, as well as smoke and gas resistance, should be distinguished. Among the advantages should also be attributed undemanding to soil fertility, good pruning tolerance, excellent drought resistance. If the soil is drained, then this is a big advantage, since the spirea grows much faster.

Spirea Medium

This chic shrub belongs to the Rosaceae (pink) family, and is grown mainly in the Far East and Siberia. Due to its excellent winter hardiness, it does not freeze and can grow in one place up to 15 years. At the beginning of summer, Spirea Medium releases its corymbose inflorescences, which are located right along the entire growing shoot.

Often this shrub is used as a hedge, because it tolerates a haircut, so landscape design specialists love to use it. Can grow on almost any type of soil, including limestone and loam.

Unpretentious Spirea White

The unique and very beautiful White Spirea has bisexual inflorescences that bloom in early spring and have a pronounced snow-white color. The flowers here are white and look like real clusters that bloom for a very long time. This type of plant can be found in the foothills of the Caucasus, in Korea, China and even Japan, all of which withstand low temperatures well.

The leaves of the plant are lanceolate types, very reminiscent of asterisks. The height of the shrub reaches 1.5 meters, but it needs sufficient lighting, so it is best placed on the south side of the site. Fortunately, this shrub does not have special soil requirements, so this spirea is very unpretentious for growing.

Spirea Japanese

The bright yellow color of this plant pleasantly pleases the eye, raising the mood of passers-by and turning even the most ordinary landscape into a unique and extremely beautiful one. Today, such a shrub can be found both in parks and in the squares of many cities, and often ordinary owners of private houses also prefer to plant it at home.

This type of plant is best suited for decorating borders, and it tolerates a haircut, including a short one.

It should be noted that Japanese spirea is now found throughout the northern hemisphere, as it is unpretentious in growing and caring for it.

The unique Spiraea Bumalda

An interesting hybrid that came from crossing the white-flowered and Japanese spirea is Bumald's spirea, the photo of which best demonstrates the beauty and splendor of the plant. The uniqueness and uniqueness of its color is due to the fact that here you can see green and peach colors that create a magnificent range of unique compositions.

The height of such a plant usually does not exceed 1 meter, so it belongs specifically to ornamental shrubs. At the same time, it is not easy to grow it, since this type of spirea is quite demanding both on the soil and on systematic watering.

Exquisite Billard's Spirea

The beautiful Billard's spirea, the photo of which can be seen right here, is hybrid variety with beautiful orange-red leaves that gradually turn yellow, which is very pleasing to the eye of their owners. All flowers are collected in small pink umbrellas that bloom quite late, but this does not make the plant lose its attractiveness at all.

It is noteworthy that the inflorescences here are of a cone-shaped type, up to 20 cm long, and young shoots first have a green and then a reddish-brown hue. Due to the significant number of root offspring, it reproduces quite easily, having at the same time good frost resistance.

Douglass's unique spirea

An interesting deciduous shrub that has a very beautiful appearance, due to which it is widely used in landscape design. This type of spirea begins to bloom from the age of 3, but after that it will grow and annually delight the eye with abundant flowering for 20 years. Douglass's spirea is propagated by both cuttings and seeds, but the first option is most often preferable.

Despite its overseas origin, today this type of spirea can be found in gardens, parks and squares in various regions of our country.

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Spiraea is presented as a deciduous shrub, the height of which rarely exceeds 2 m. The assortment is represented by creeping, cascading, hemispherical, erect, pyramidal and weeping forms. Different types of spirea differ from each other in the shape of the plant, and in the color of the leaves and flowers. Some specimens, depending on the time of year, change color to yellow, purple or orange. About 90 varieties of this crop are common in the semi-desert and steppe zone, most often the elementary observance of agrotechnical requirements allows you to grow a strong plant and ensure flowering from spring to autumn.

Numerous small flowers are formed into spike-shaped, paniculate, pyramidal or corymbose inflorescences. Single flowers are also no exception. The decorativeness of this shrub is due to the following factors: a varied color (from raspberry to snow-white), flowering time, and the location of inflorescences on the shoots.


The classification distinguishes 2 groups of spirea - summer-flowering and spring-flowering. The name of these groups is due to the flowering period of specimens. Among general characteristics it is worth highlighting gas resistance, preference for well-lit areas, frost resistance, undemanding. Among possible ways reproduction - shoots, seeds, dividing the bush, layering and cuttings.

Group I - spring-flowering species and varieties

The color of spring flowering plants is often white. Plants that bloom in spring should be pruned immediately after flowering. It will be simultaneous, but not continuous.

Spirea gray

This species is a tall two-meter, highly branched bushes, the shoots of which are ribbed and felt. Leaves are darker above than below, pointed at both ends. Loose brushes of snow-white flowers are densely arranged along the entire length of the shoot. The top is distinguished by sessile inflorescences, below they are located on lengthening leafy branches. Flowering period - May, fruiting - in June. For this species, propagation by seeds is not available due to its hybridity. The decorativeness of the bush is due to the presence of drooping branches and compactness, snow-white inflorescences are presented in large numbers. Landing is possible in groups or a single instance. Shoots are often used to form bouquet compositions. Variety "Grefsheim" is the most interesting representative of this winter-hardy species.

Arguta

The shrub reaches 2 m in height and has a spreading crown. The leaves are dark green, lanceolate, strongly serrated, reach 4 cm in length. Snow-white flowers with a diameter of 0.8 cm are collected in numerous umbellate inflorescences located along the entire length of the shoot. This species is characterized by not too active growth with an annual increase of 20 cm. Among spring-flowering species, this spirea is the most spectacular due to thin branches that gracefully bend under abundantly flowering inflorescences. Demonstrates resilience in urban environments. Great for creating compositions, single landings or planting as a hedge. Annual flowering depends on the abundance of light; this species tolerates slightly dry soil safely. Reproduction by seeds is not available due to hybridity.

Wangutta

Among the species of this group, Vangutta is the largest. Diameter and height exceed 2 meters. The shape of the crown is cascading, formed due to downward curving, spreading branches. Toothed 5-lobed leaves are green above and gray below. Snow-white flowers are formed in numerous hemispherical inflorescences covering the entire length of the shoot. After two weeks of flowering in the spring, you can find a second flowering in August, but it will not be as abundant. The foliage also has a decorative appeal. In October, the fruiting period begins. After planting, flowering begins at 3 years.

The considered species is distinguished by active flowering, unpretentiousness and shade tolerance. The soil should be well drained and the area lit. Frost resistance is high, but the ends of the shoots can freeze during the winter and are cut off in the spring. Vangutta is used to create large flower beds, low hedges, group or single plantings. In the landscape, this species goes well with firs, spruces, pines.

Gorodchataya

hornate spirea

This type of spirea is common in the north of Central Asia, in the Caucasus, Altai, in the southeast Western Europe and Russia in the zone of shrub and meadow steppes, as well as on rocky mountain slopes among bushes. It belongs to the plants protected by the reserve. The shrub barely reaches a meter in height, has gray-green oblong leaves collected in a loose crown. The identification feature of this species is three veins at the bottom of the leaf and its crenate edge. White color has a yellowish tint, corymbose inflorescences are formed on short branches with leaves. Flowering lasts about 20 days, after which the fruiting period begins in July. Among the advantages are abundant root shoots, frost and drought resistance, growth in partial shade is possible, but good lighting affects the development of the shrub better. The soil may not be sufficiently moist. This variety is not very actively used in horticulture, mainly in the landscaping of forest parks, edges, parks.

Oak-leaved

The most common area for the growth of oak-leaved spirea is Far East and Eastern Europe are mountain forests and rocky slopes. A beautiful rounded shape of a two-meter bush has a dense crown with branches that bend to the ground under the weight of flowers. The length of the ovoid, double-toothed leaf reaches 5 cm. The color is green above and gray below. The duration of flowering is 25 days, the inflorescences are hemispherical. In autumn, the foliage turns solid yellow. Reproduction is permissible by dividing the bush, cuttings or seeds. The foliage is graceful, and the flowers are lush, this variety lends itself safely to a haircut, which is important when forming hedges.

nipponian

This species is native to Hondo Island, Japan. The shape of the shrub is spherical, the direction of the branches is horizontal. The foliage remains green almost until the end of autumn. Purple buds open into yellowish green flowers in corymbose inflorescences. The structure of the crown is compact, and flowering is plentiful. Single plantings are most successful for this variety. Among the advantages - not demanding on the soil, the variety of methods of reproduction - dividing the bush, cuttings, sowing seeds. The decorative form of this plant can be narrow-leaved or round-leaved. Both varieties are in demand in Europe.

  • Halward's Silver meter bush with dark green foliage and large convex white inflorescences;
  • Snowmound is a two-meter shrub with curved branches, elongated leaves and snow-white flowers that open in early summer.

Medium

The homeland of this species is the Far East, Central Asia, southern Siberia and Russia. It grows most successfully on dry slopes in thickets of shrubs. The shrub has a rounded crown and spreading branches with bright green leaves. The bark of the shoots is slightly flaky. Flowering period - May, duration - 15 days. At the age of three, fruiting periods begin. Among the advantages - safe growth in shaded areas, frost resistance, easy reproduction by root offspring. This variety is relevant for group and single plantings, tolerates cutting and transplanting well.

Thunberg

The birthplace of culture is Japan, Korea, China. Ideal places for growth are mountain valleys and slopes. The bush barely reaches one and a half meters. Under the conditions of the middle lane, the height is lower, but the branching is dense, and the leaves are dense. Decorative high, especially due to the orange color of the leaves in autumn. Flowering lasts about a month, begins in May and ends in June. Distinctive feature- fast ripening of fruits. Flowering and fruiting begins at the age of three. Reproduction by cuttings and sowing seeds is available. Slight freezing of shoots in winter is acceptable, but spring pruning will correct the situation. This variety is one of the first to bloom.

II group - summer flowering species

Summer varieties are distinguished by raspberry, pink and red flowers. Spiraea flowering in summer should be pruned in spring. This group has extended flowering.

Japanese spirea

This species is common in China and Japan. The bush is very decorative due to felt-pubescent shoots and bare leaves. When blooming, the leaf has a red tint, then becomes green on top and bluish below. In autumn, the color changes and becomes more diverse. Flowering continues throughout the summer, the flowers are pink-red. The relevance of the application is observed in the formation of borders, hedges and flowering groups. Spring pruning is mandatory, it is necessary to leave 25 cm of shoots from the soil level. garden forms diverse:

  • Little Princess is a compact low bush with pink corymbose inflorescences.
  • Shirobana is a low shrub with a variety of flower colors from white to red.
  • Macrophylla - wrinkled leaves of this variety are swollen and reach a size of 10x20 cm (young foliage is reddish, adult is green, and gradually becomes yellow-green in autumn). During bud break, trim the plant to 7 cm from soil level and you will get young shoots that will be red all summer.
  • Candlelight is a dwarf shrub with creamy yellow leaves. The flowers are deep pink and bloom in July. Shoots with green leaves are not formed.
  • Goldflame is a dense, meter-long shrub with dark yellow leaves that gradually turn bright yellow and then greenish. rose red small flowers well combined with variegated foliage.
  • Golden Princess is a meter tall shrub with pink flowers and yellow foliage.
  • Gold Mound is a dwarf variety with golden leaves and pink, small flowers.

White

The homeland of this species is North America, as well as the European and Asian parts of Russia. The shoots of the shrub are red-brown, pubescent, ribbed, have serrated, pointed leaves up to 7 cm long and up to 2 cm wide. Pyramidal, pubescent, loose paniculate inflorescences are formed by white flowers, the length of the inflorescence can reach 15 cm. shoots of the current year. There is an annual flowering from mid-summer to the end. The fruiting period begins in October. Reproduction by cuttings and seeds is allowed. Planting in hedges, single bushes and groups is relevant. This variety can be called moisture-loving.

birch leaf

The homeland of the birch-leaved spirea is Japan, Korea, Siberia, the Far East. Better conditions for growth - rocky slopes, coniferous and mixed forests. The name of this variety is due to the similarity of leaves with birch leaves. Their shape is elliptical, the base is wedge-shaped. The shrub does not exceed 60 cm in height, has a luxurious spherical crown and zigzag shoots. Young leaves appear in mid-April, and fall off in mid-autumn. In autumn, their color turns bright yellow. Flowers may be white or pinkish. Landing is possible with other species when creating rockeries, as well as near tall shrubs and trees.

Billard

This variety is a hybrid between Douglas spirea and willow. It is most common in the south of the Caucasus, in Central Asia and in Arkhangelsk. The height of the shrub reaches 2 m, the branches are spreading, the leaves are broadly lanceolate, up to 10 cm long. The flowering period begins at the end of July and ends at the first frost. Among the main advantages are shade tolerance, frost resistance, ease of propagation by cuttings. Actual single, group planting, as well as the formation of hedges. Pruning shoots in early spring will allow you to form the most powerful bush. If you cut the plant early, the color will form on young shoots already in the current year.

Bumalda

Bumalda

This variety is a hybrid between Japanese and white-flowered spirea. The bush is quite compact and reaches 75 cm in height. Coloring can be from dark pink to pale pink. Flowering is observed almost all summer. The shoots are ribbed, compared to the Japanese variety, this specimen is lower. The most popular varieties:

  • Anthony Waterer;
  • Darts Red;
  • Froebelii;
  • Crispus.

Douglas

Most actively growing in North America. The shrub grows upright, characterized by pubescent, straight, red-brown shoots. Pink flowers are collected in narrow pyramidal, apical, paniculate inflorescences. Flowering lasts for 45 days. The foliage of the plant is silvery, so pink flowers stand out against its background.

Ivolistnaya

This variety is native to China, Japan, North America, Europe and Siberia. The most prosperous terrain is sedge swamps, floodplains, and thickets near lakes. A two-meter shrub has yellow-red shoots. The leaves are lighter below than above. Peduncles yellow, pubescent, short, formed into cylindrical or pyramidal panicles. Frost resistance is high, the soil should be moist, fresh. Reproduction by cuttings and sowing seeds is allowed. The first flowering will begin at 4 years of age.

The varieties presented above are excellent for forming patches of color in gardens and park areas, planting exotic hedges. The main condition is to correctly select varieties and successfully combine them, taking into account the type of territory.

Landscaping is currently quite developed. And already almost every owner, at least a small piece of land, is trying to ennoble, decorate his possessions.

Sadovo - horticultural crops they go further and further from the beds, their place is occupied by various flower beds and shrubs. There are a variety of them - foliage curling along the ground, tiny bushes.

All these representatives of the flora of various shapes and colors, evergreen, annual or perennial. Of course, they need special care, observance of the solar regime, watering, additional feeding.

Some turn to specialists for help. Farming enthusiasts do it themselves with great pleasure. In order for the personal plot to flourish, it is not at all necessary to acquire a little - well-known, foreign exotic curiosities. Looking around you, you can see how much beauty surrounds us.

One of these representatives spirea. This is an echo from our childhood, well known to every gardener, sometimes even unfairly forgotten. Among the people, this has a different name - meadowsweet or bride.

Some of its species grow large voluminous, of very different heights. From tiny fifteen centimeter to two-meter giants. There are about a hundred of its species.

This grows almost everywhere - in the steppe, forest-steppe, semi-desert and northern zones. spirea plant grown and single bushes that will perfectly decorate any facade. Likewise in rows as a hedge.

Features and description of spirea

This is one of the representatives of the Pink family. In the literal translation from the Greek language, it is called - bend. Flexible shoots fully justify this name.

In the 19th century, whips and ramrods were made from spirea rods. Description of spirea may be endless. As seen pictured, spirea is deciduous.

It creeps along the ground or grows in a cascade. Hemispherical, erect, pyramidal or weeping. The rhizome is shallow, fibrous. The branches of this bush are dark and light in color, brown in color, the bark peels off a little.

The leaves of the spirea are not the same, they can be round, three-five-lobed, petiolate, lanceolate. Its distinctiveness is spirea in spring blooms early and decorates everything around with color until late autumn. A huge variety of varieties, allows you to choose individually for each bush, for every taste.

The flowers are small, but there are quite a lot of them, like midges densely settled. They are similar to the flowers of apple trees, cherries, only in reduced sizes. The shape of the inflorescences is very different - spike-shaped, corymbose, paniculate, pyramidal.

The color scheme is snow-white, soft beige, pink or rich crimson. As the seasons change, their color changes. Each kind of it does not bloom at the same time.

Inflorescences on the branches are also not the same. Having studied the flowering time of each variety, you can learn how to extend the beauty of the garden from spring to the entire summer period, until the onset of cold weather.

In some varieties, the branch is covered in full length, in others, only its upper part is decorated. There are also those where inflorescences grow only at the ends of the shoots.

They love it because it is picky , winters well, not afraid of frost. In cities, it also perfectly settles and develops, not paying any attention to the air saturated with exhaust gases.

Conventionally, spirea is divided into two varieties - early flowering and late flowering. The first ones bloom in the middle of spring, the flowers are white, beige in color, they grow on branches from the previous year. Flowering is stormy, very dense, but not long.

Late flowering - bloom in summer. Every year they grow only fresh shoots, on which flowers of raspberry, pink and even red shades are located. In such varieties, flowering lasts until mid-October.

Planting and propagation of spirea

As every amateur grower knows, and beginners also need to know when it is better to start. planting spirea. In autumn, when the leaves have completely fallen off or in early spring, so that the buds have not yet had time to bloom.

In the selected seedling, you need to inspect the root system. If the roots are long, damaged, they are carefully cut off. For this procedure, use a sharp knife or secateurs. Cut evenly so as not to exfoliate and damage the root. Cut the branches too, leaving one third of the length.

Pulling out a recess for landing, with perpendicular walls, more than fifty centimeters deep. Its width should be three times the volume of the rhizome itself. But it is important that the root neck of the seedling should not be below the planting ground level. Let the hole sit for a couple of days.

The most favorable soils for spirea are leafy and soddy. You need to mix peat with sand, the ratio is one to one, and add earth here. At the bottom of the pit, be sure to lay a layer of drainage, 20 centimeters in height.

An old, unnecessary brick is well suited, breaking it as small as possible. Choose the right weather for landing. The day should not be sunny, preferably overcast, or even with a light drizzle, which is typical for early autumn. If more than one bush is planted, then the spirea gets along well with spruce, thuja, and juniper.

In the spring, only those varieties that bloom in summer are planted. Buying spirea pay special attention to the roots so that they are not dried out. Then carefully inspect the shoots, which should bend well, with not overdried buds and fresh bark.

Before planting, prepare the seedling by soaking the roots for a while, overnight, in a bucket with a small amount water. Or use a well-moistened rag, wrapping it around the rhizome. After landing, the earth must be compacted by trampling it so that it is better in contact with the roots.

And make a small recess nearby for watering. At the end of the work, water well. Since this is very abundantly developed basal growth, give her more space for landing.

This shrub reproduces in three ways. One of them is the division of an adult bush, which is at least three years old. If it is older, then it will be much more difficult to dig it out and wash off too large a clod of earth collected on the roots.

Do it in the fall. The circumference of digging a bush out of the ground should be greater than the circumference of the branches themselves. Even if some roots are injured from this, the plant will not suffer much.

Having cleared the ground well, divide the bush into several equal parts. Optimally two, three, it all depends on the size of the excavated plant. Then, using a pruner, you need to divide the root.

On each separated seedling, leave some strong shoots and a good root tip. Next, plant each of them in a pre-prepared hole, leveling the roots.

The second breeding option is layering. How it's done. Choose, on a bush of an already adult plant, not a young branch, so that it is semi-woody. Gently tilt it to the ground, put it in a previously dug recess and sprinkle it tightly with earth.

Cover with something weighted from above, you can use a stump or a stone, fixing the future layers in the ground. Periodically, this place needs to be watered, you can not remove the weight, it's even better.

The earth remains moist all the time, which will contribute to the rapid and better development of the roots. From one bush make as many layers as needed. This is the fastest and easiest way to propagate spirea.

And the third option - green cuttings. They are engaged in it at the end of summer, beginning of autumn. It is necessary to use only young, one-year green shoots, strictly growing upwards.

Taking a sharp pruner or knife, you need to cut the branch, strictly at an oblique angle, into cuttings of twenty centimeters in length. Each should have at least four pairs of leaves.

The lower leaves must be cut off. Then the prepared cuttings are planted in flower pots with the ground and clean in a dark cool place.

For such purposes, a basement or cellar is used, periodically spraying the ground, before the onset of spring. Or dig in the open ground, but then it is good to cover with fallen leaves.

If you choose this method of propagation in the spring, then the cuttings are pre-soaked for several hours in a solution, a growth stimulator. You can use a purchased one, or drop 5-10 drops of aloe juice into the water with twigs.

Then they are planted at an angle, to a depth of up to five centimeters, in a container with wet sand, spraying well periodically, and covering with a jar or film. Leave them in the garden, in the shade of trees until the roots appear. Well-sprouted cuttings are planted in the ground for permanent residence.

Spirea Care

These shrubs do not take much time and effort in caring for them. Having correctly planted a spirea, in a well-lit place, and immediately, the shrub will grow healthy, beautiful. And it will delight more than one year with abundant flowering and dense green foliage.

Since the root of the shrub is not large, it does not go deep into the ground in search of moisture. To prevent the plant from drying out, especially in dry summers, it must be watered periodically. It will be enough to water three times a month, pouring two buckets of water under each bush.

To saturate the soil with oxygen, and get rid of unnecessary weeds that interfere with growth and full development, the earth around the bush must be loosened from time to time.

Spirea also needs two feedings a day. The first is done in the middle of summer, watering with mullein diluted with water. The second time is fertilized in the fall, after pruning the bush.

And do not forget about diseases. Although they happen extremely rarely, you need to be aware of such pests as spider mite and aphids. And in time to help cope with the disease by spraying the bush with a special solution. It can be purchased in specialized stores.

Spirea pruning do twice. The growing crown of plants in early-flowering species is pruned in spring. And only those ends that are frozen in the winter, since during flowering, the flowers are located along the entire length of the branch.

Completely old shoots are removed at the root, once every ten years. Then, to form a young bush, only six or seven strong branches are left. After a couple of years, the already formed bush needs to be updated again, while removing weaker branches.

Summer-flowering species rejuvenate every year, starting in early spring, before the buds awaken. Dry and weak branches are cut off completely. Stronger and healthier shoots are cut to a large bud.

The better the bush is updated, the stronger and more beautiful it will be during the flowering period. Every four years, they are completely cut off, leaving a length of 30 centimeters from the ground, for complete rejuvenation.

Types and varieties of spirea

One of the species of this flower is spring-flowering, it is divided into several dozen different varieties. Let's consider some of them:

Spiraea Gray- This is a large, two meter shrub, with very branched branches. The tops of the leaves are darker than the base. The flowers are snow-white, plastered along the entire length of the branch.

This type of spirea begins to bloom in May and until the very beginning of summer. Since it is a hybrid, it cannot be propagated by seeds. The bush is very compact, looks great singly and in whole groups.

Spirea Vangutta- impresses with huge volumes. The diameter of the crown of this shrub and height, more than two meters. This bush is cascading, its branches are sprawling, gracefully curving towards the bottom.

Leaflets with teeth, five-lobed. Their tops are bright Green colour, below is dimmer. Inflorescences are densely located along the entire length of the branch, hemispherical in shape, white in color.

Young bushes, up to three years old, do not bloom at all. Older ones fade for several weeks. Under favorable climatic conditions, it happens that flowering is repeated at the end of summer, but not so violently.

Vangutta grows well in light and dark areas. Often planted in rows, like a hedge. It coexists well with evergreens - fir, spruce.

Spiraea Grefsteim- a meter-long bush, arched, with dense branches. Inflorescences are delicate snow-white, densely cover the entire bush. The second type of spirea is summer-flowering, it is distinguished by raspberry and red inflorescences. Flowering lasts much longer.

Spirea Japanese- widely distributed in this country, hence the name. This is a miniature bush with fluffy shoots and bare foliage. Initially blooming, the petal is purple in color, eventually turning into a greener color.

By autumn, the color scheme is more diverse. It blooms throughout the summer with red-pink inflorescences. This type of spirea has several subspecies:

Spirea Princesses- a low shrub with pink corymbose inflorescences.

Spiraea Goldflame- dense bush, meter long. Initially, its leaves are dark - yellow color, then they gradually lighten and turn green. It blooms with red flowers with a pink tint.

Spirea Golden- This plant is one meter high. Its inflorescences are round, pale pink, and the leaves are yellow. The duration of its flowering is three to four months. Depending on the season, its foliage changes hue from light to darker, orange tones.

Spirea Little- half a meter, undersized shrub, neat rounded shape. Its leaves are deep green. It blooms from the very beginning of summer, with small corymbose pink flowers.

Spiraea Bumalda - bush hybrid, eighty centimeters in height. It blooms all summer with crimson flowers.

white spirea- grows in not all parts of Russia, and in North America. Felt branches, brown. The leaves are oblong. The inflorescences are pyramidal, snow-white in color, more than ten centimeters long. In July, abundant, long flowering begins.

willow leaf spirea- Native to Asia. It is also found in Europe and Siberia. Likes to live near water, in bushes. This is a two meter plant, with delicate white and crimson flowers in the form of a panicle. Shoots brown, with a red tint. The color of the leaves varies, their outer side is darker than the inner.

Spirea birch leaf- her homeland is the Asian continent and the North of Russia. It grows in forests, coniferous and deciduous, on rocky areas. The petals of this bush are very similar to birch.

Hence the name - birch. This is half a meter, with a beautiful spherical crown and zigzag branches. Leaves begin to wake up from April, and turn green until the end of September. Inflorescences of white and pink shades.

There are still a lot of varieties of these representatives left without attention. Choosing the right desired view, which gets along well in your area, and with a little knowledge and work.

Skillfully distributed in compositions with neighboring plants, you will admire the chic bouquets on your site, until the first frost.