species
Spiraea × vanhouttei
Bridal wreath · Vanhoutte spiraea
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Spiraea × vanhouttei belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Bridal wreath or Vanhoutte spiraea, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 2.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 2.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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