Bridal Wreath Spirea Companion Plants

When planting this shrub one must allow plenty of space around it so that the effect of its cascading growth habit can be fully appreciated.

Bridal wreath spirea companion plants. Some facts of bridal wreath spirea. Bridal wreath grows to 5 6 feet 1 5 2 m tall and can make great hedge plants with their romantic white flowers. It s best to divide bridal wreath spirea in the late summer or fall when it s finished blooming. It can commonly grow to be about 6 feet in height with a width of almost the same. Dig up the plant carefully digging at least 12 inches from its base. However the old fashioned varieties can take a lot of space and look best when not pruned. The creeping juniper can also be planted in the background to make it more attractive.

Noted for its gorgeous spring blooms and brilliant fall color spiraea prunifolia bridal wreath is an upright clumping deciduous shrub with gracefully arching branches. 4 to 8 feet high 4 to 8 feet wide. Genus spiraea are deciduous shrubs sometimes suckering with simple leaves and short racemes panicles or corymbs of small 5 petalled white or pink flowers in spring or summer. Other common names bridal wreath foam of may. Best companion plants for spirea creepig juniper spireas which are light in color like pink or yellow look best when placed amongst dark foliage companion plants like creepig juniper. How to grow and care for bridal wreath spirea. Dividing bridal wreath spirea.

Preferred usda hardiness zones. Bridal wreath spirea among the easiest flowering shrubs to grow spireas are often used in foundation plantings as hedges and in perennial gardens. The foliage of small elliptic to ovate finely toothed shiny dark green leaves warms up to. Flower colors include pink red yellow and white depending on the variety. Spirea bridal wreath bridal veil spirea. In early to mid spring a profusion of double white flowers held in clusters of 3 6 blossoms appear along the naked branches. Some of the old fashioned varieties of spirea such as bridal wreath with its timeless elegance and delicate cascading branches covered in frothy white blooms have been around for decades.

The bridal wreath or spirea comes from the family rosaceae and from the cultivar plena. Synonyms spiraea arguta spiraea arguta bridal wreath.