Korean Spiraea Spiraea fritschiana
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- spy-REE-ah frit-she-AH-na
- Description
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Spiraea fritschiana, or Korean Spiraea, is a deciduous, perennial shrub that grows easily in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. It is a forgiving plant that accepts a wide range of soils and tolerates light shade better than most other species of Spiraea. You should remove faded flower clusters as soon as they fade to encourage additional blooming. Because flowers appear on new wood, you can prune out old wood in late winter to early spring before blooming.
Korean Spiraea is native to forests, forest margins, cliffs, slopes and rocky areas in China and Korea. In form, it is a compact, dense, upright, mounded shrub with green foliage with good fall color and attractive flowers in May-June. Flowers attract butterflies.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. Generally considered to be of easy culture. Some susceptibility to many of the diseases and insects that attack other rose family members, including leaf spot, fire blight, powdery mildew, root rot, aphids, leaf roller and scale.
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Pink Parasols'
pink flowers
- 'Pink Parasols'
- 'Pink Parasols'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Pink Parasols'
pink flowers
- 'Pink Parasols'
- 'Pink Parasols'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Spiraea
- Species:
- fritschiana
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China and Korea
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts butterflies.
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- tolerates deer
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Broad
- Dense
- Erect
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Corymb
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Numerous 1 to 3 inch flat-topped umbel of white flowers bloom in May and June on new wood. Flowers bloom above the foliage from late spring to early summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Ovate, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-oblong, toothed, dark green leaves (to 3 inches long). Leaves usually turn attractive shades of yellow-orange to red in fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Butterfly Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Pollution
