
How to grow japanese spirea
Spiraea japonica
When to plant japanese spirea
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Japanese Spirea is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 48 to 84 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 8 to 8.5
Common problems
- invasive self seeding in some regions
- aphids
- leaf spot
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Spiraea japonica (Japanese Spirea)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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