Spiraea nipponica Snowmound

Snowmound Spirea

Snowmound spirea makes a spreading shrub with arching branches and a profusion of white flowers. Its outline becomes denser with age, providing a rounded flowering mass in a sunny border.

Its structure combines arching stems and dense branching. Growth is fast. The leaves are shed for winter. Autumn foliage can bring yellow tones.

Choose a site in full sun or partial shade. Provide humus-rich, well-drained soil.

Size
• Height: 3-5 ft
• Width: 4-5 ft

Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 3a–8b

Best Uses
• Border
• Hedge

Plant type

Deciduous Shrub, Flowering Shrub

Height

3-5 ft

Width

4-5 ft

Hardiness zones

3a–8b

Sunlight

Full sun to part shade

Growth rate

Fast

Bloom time

Spring

Flower color

White

Leaf color

Blue-green

Fall color

Yellow

Fruit color

Brown

Attracts

Butterflies

Soil

Clay, Humus rich, Loamy, Rocky, Well Drained

Landscape use

Border, Hedge

Shape

Arching, Dense, Mounding

Fruit

No

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

No

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

Yes