This species is very popular as an ornamental because of the straight, single trunk, horizontal branches, glossy foliage, handsome alligator-hide bark, and red fall color. Use for specimen trees, street trees, reforestation, pollinator gardens, songbird wildlife gardens, erosion control. Tolerates soil compaction but not pollution. Some black spot may occur on leaves, but this usually…
Warn your neighbors not to call 911, because this stunning shade tree will seem to burst into flames—not just once, but twice a year! Wildfire Black Gum pushes out fiery red leaves in spring which turn a cool green in the summer months, only to become ablaze again in fall. A single specimen in your…
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers loose loams. Tolerates some drought. Intolerant of wet, poorly-drained soils. Roots are winter hardy to USDA Zone 5, but top growth is only reliably winter hardy to USDA Zone 7. Thus, stems will often die to the ground in the cold winters of…
The bridal wreath spirea (Spirae aprunifolia) is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with an upright arching habit, featuring thick sprays of white double flowers that create a focal point in the landscape. Fully hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5-9, this is an easy-to-grow shrub that, once established, requires little care.
Everything you love about the classic spirea – and more! Japanese spirea comes by its popularity earnestly: durable, super easy to care for, and perfectly pretty pink flowers in spring. Double Play Big Bang® spirea does the landscape classic one better with the biggest, pinkest flowers of any Japanese spirea. It also offers super colorful new…
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Culture Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Prefers rich, moist loams. Remove faded flower clusters as practicable (light shearing is an option) to encourage additional bloom. Flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter to early spring if needed. Plants…
Common Name: Japanese spirea Type: Deciduous shrub Family: Rosaceae Zone: 4 to 8 Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet Bloom Time: June to July Bloom Description: Pink Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Suggested Use: Hedge Flower: Showy Leaf: Colorful, Good Fall Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Deer, Erosion, Clay Soil, Air…
If you are a fan of Tor Spirea, you will fall in love with Pink Sparklerâ„¢. Beautiful pink flowers emerge in early summer and then re-bloom in fall. As an added bonus fall flowers appear down the stem, giving an even fuller appearance and pop of pink. The leaves also turn a lovely burgundy-red in…
This superstar has a small compact form. Foliage is deep green, showing off the stunning scarlet red new growth to its best advantage. Pink blossoms grace the plant in early summer, and again in late summer if spent flowers are pruned. The three-season appeal continues with an excellent bronze fall color.
A small deciduous shrub with bright green leaves on slender stems that are blanketed with white, pink, and red bloom clusters in the summer. The dwarf mounded form is wonderful for use as a foundation plant and in low borders. Use in mass for a truly dramatic effect. Deciduous.
 Vanhouttei Spirea (Spiraea x vanhouttei) is also known as Bridal Wreath. It s truly a charming addition to the landscape, with graceful cascading limbs that arch up and out like a fountain. You ll be amazed at the spring show when every branch is liberally frosted with white bloom clusters. The display lasts a long time and…
Slower growing than the native Colorado spruce, this semi-dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces. Dense, eye-catching silvery blue-green foliage holds its color well. Growing only a few inches per year, it develops a broad, pyramidal form. Evergreen.
If you are searching for an outstanding low-maintenance, evergreen plant to use as a specimen in a sunny spot, take a good look at the cute Bird s Nest Spruce (Picea abies Nidiformis ). This dwarf evergreen stays low and makes a big visual impact in your landscape. Use evergreens to add structure, texture and year-round color…
Height: 40 feet Spread: 15 feet Sunlight: Full  A spire-like evergreen, tall and stately with bluish-green needles, more densely branched and fuller than the species; very tough and adaptable, makes a wonderful vertical accent for the larger home landscape, ideal as a windbreak or in a shelterbelt. Black Hills Spruce has bluish-green foliage which emerges…