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Spiraea japonica
'Anthony Waterer'
Anthony Waterer Spiraea
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Spiraea |
| Species |
| japonica |
| Cultivar |
| 'Anthony Waterer' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 80 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| An overused spiraea often used for foundation planting, hedging and shrub borders. |
| Landscape |
| Good filler plant, but can be used as a low massing plant however, like most spiraeas it has been overused. |
| Shape |
| Upright, rounded. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| A splendid dwarf shrub with broad, rose-pink flat topped heads of flowers. Bluish-green foliage turns to reddish-purple in autumn. |
| Pests |
| Fireblight, leaf spot, bacterial hairy root, root rot, powdery mildews, spirea aphid, scales, caterpillars, oblique-banded leaf roller and root-knot nematode. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are alternate, simple 2.5 - 7.5 cm long, apex pointed, sharp and pinkish-red purple in youth and turn bluish-green at maturity. |
| Flower Description |
| Rose-pink. Borne in 10 - 16 cm diameter, flat-topped corymbs and bloom between May and August. |
| Fruit Description |
| Brown follicle, dry and are not ornamental. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaf colour is pinkish to reddish when unfolding, changing to dark bluish green at maturity. Flowers are white to deep pink. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium-fine in all seasons. |
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