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Rosaceae
Bridal Wreath
Spiraea prunifolia
Nuptial joy.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Spiraea
- Native to
- China, Korea, Japan
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 4-9 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The cascading white flower clusters along arching branches resemble a flowing bridal veil, inspiring the common name.
- Bridal wreath was one of the most popular landscape shrubs in the American South during the early 1900s.
- The double-flowered cultivar 'Plena' produces tiny rose-like blossoms rather than simple five-petaled flowers.
- In Korea, the plant is called 'jo-pal-na-mu' and its fall foliage in orange and red is as valued as its spring bloom.
- The genus name Spiraea comes from the Greek 'speira' meaning wreath or garland.
Color meanings
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victory
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commitment