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  • SPIRAEA thunbergii
    SPIRAEA thunbergii
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    SPIRAEA thunbergii

    Commonly known as Baby's breath spiraea

     AWARD
    Arching branches and slender leaves. Bowl-shaped white flowers
     
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    • Good to know
      Attractive to insects.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      China, Japan
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Slender, sparsely toothed light-green leaves to 4cm (1½in) long.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • White
    • Bowl-shaped
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Serrate
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      2m (6½ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Dense, bushy shrub with arching branches. Produces flowers in corymbs to 5cm (2in) along the shoots.
    • Pruning group 2
      Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
      Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
      When: Annually, after flowering.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        2m (6½ft)
       
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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    £6.00
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