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When I moved into the garden here I planted quite a lot of Spiraea. Very useful little
shrubs for filling awkward spaces. Over the years they have all gone - the last ones I can think of
went about 2 years ago when I widened a path (S.japonica albiflora and 'Genpei ').
All I seem to have left is this one, which was already well established when I arrived. It sprawls a bit, but it is reliable in flower and otherwise fairly harmless. (2011) A last picture for the present, which records the unfortunate passing of Spiraea arguta. It finally gave way to the convenience of more turning space for the car (with some help from a spade). Sad to push it out but practicality is a powerful force. Trees and Shrubs online says: "A seedling of S. × multiflora (S. hypericifolia × S. crenata), raised some years before 1884; the other parent is thought to be S. thunbergii. It is the most beautiful of the spring-flowering spiraeas, being quite hardy and never failing to produce a wealth of blossom. The flower-clusters are crowded on the upper side of shoots made the previous year, forming snowy white wreaths from 6 in. to 12 in. long. It is most conveniently increased by means of layers, its slender lissom branches adapting themselves admirably to this method." |
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