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Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Gumball'

Spiraeajaponica

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Family

Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Spiraea (spy-REE-ah)

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Species

japonica (juh-PON-ih-kuh)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Deciduous

Height

36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Pink

Red

White/Near White

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

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Rickwebb

Downingtown, PA | August 2015 | neutral

I bought some for a landscape account in West Chicago, IL, in the late 1980's.It basically is a more compact Froebel Bumald Spirea from w...Read More

Gabrielle

(Zone 5a) | May 2008 | neutral

a.k.a. Spiraea x bumalda 'Gumball'

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