Spiraea - Little Princess
Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
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Spiraea - Little Princess
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Plant Facts Mature Height | 2 - 4 feet | Mature Spread | 2 - 4 feet | Soil Type | Widely Adaptable | Moisture | Widely Adaptable | Mature Form | Round | Growth Rate | Moderate | Sun Exposure | Full Sun | Flower Color | Pink | Fall Color | Copper and Yellow | Foliage Color | Green | | 4-7 |
The Spiraea ‘Little Princess’, Spiraea japonica, is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. It tolerates a wide range of soils. Prune in late winter to early spring. “Little Princess” Spiraea cultivar is a dense, upright, compact, mounded deciduous shrub which typically grows to 2-4' tall with a similar spread. Profuse pink flowers in small corymbs cover the arching stems of this plant in late spring. Flowers and leaves all appear on the same side of the arching branches. Flowers are attractive to butterflies. Narrow, dark blue-green foliage. It has no serious insect or disease problems, and is effective in borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, or hedges
Reviews:
Princess Spirea and Pavers in the driveway, 7/25/2008 2:12:39 PM
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Reviewer: mullajos
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I agree with the other reviewers that Princess Spirea is a hardy shrub that grows extremely well and almost anywhere. It's the 'almost anywhere' that has been a problem for me. It has been necessary for me to remove all the P.S. shrubs from the front of my house as P.S. has spread to inbetween the pavers in my driveway and the pavers alongside the side of my house, (about fifty feet away from the shrubs). They have woody stems and roots that are very long relative to the height of the plant. It is very difficult to remove them as the roots have grown underneath the pavers and my only choice, for the taller stems, is to remove the pavers, one by one, and then pull out the roots. They have also grown along the retaining wall and, sad to say, and against all of my refusal to use chemicals, I see no other way to destroy the P.S. in that area. So, think twice before planting P.S. anywhere near pavers. I have a three car driveway and it is a monumental task to hand weed. No landscaping company has wanted to attempt removal of the spirea. I only wish I had been instructed when I purchased the shrubs that they not be planted anywhere near pavers.
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