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Japanese spirea

Spirea japonica 'Galen'

Photo by EmilyUmbarger
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Field Notes

Description:

Landscaping shrub, multi-bloom florets, about 18 in high.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
suzmonk
You're welcome. I ran across Spirea a couple of years ago in landscaping plantings around civic buildings in my area. Energetic bloomer!
EmilyUmbarger
Thank you Suzanne! This gave me a good starting point for the ID! :)
suzmonk
Hi Emily ... it's some kind of Spirea, a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Many cultivars, so not sure exactly ...

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Flowers of North America
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Call for the color purple - SouthEastern United States
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PublishedJuly 28, 2013

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