Spiraea japonica (common names: Japanese Spiraea)
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Spiraea japonica (aka Japanese Spiraea)
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Comments on Spiraea japonica
21 Apr, 2008
I've got one of these.The flowers are a fabulous colour.
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27 Apr, 2008
In early spring, just as new growth begins, cut back to a low framework (as for buddleias). If you want a larger bush, just trim it lightly
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6 Jun, 2008
One of my favorite shrubs, I bet I have at least five different varieties of this shrub and at least three of each variety, can't get enough of these beautiful, long blooming, tough as nails, low maintaince shrubs !...lol
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6 Jun, 2008
I have a couple of other varieties too, this one is a recent purchase. I'd spotted it in a garden I passed one day and decided I had to have one too! Have successfully grown new plants from cuttings before so I'm trying to raise some from this to put in my front garden.
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11 Jun, 2008
from a distance they're a mass...a little closer and they're small five petalled flowers...but right up close they're downright exotic...great shot as usual!
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11 Jun, 2008
Mine are budded up and just about ready to pop into bloom...I guess we are not as far behind as I thought. A few days of hot weather and we catch up quickly... : )
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12 Jun, 2008
Spiraeas are one of my favorite shrubs, I have more cultivars of these than any other shrub in my yard. Nice photo !
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17 Jun, 2008
That's a relief - I took someone else's advice to prune our S j 'Anthony Waterer' hard - can't recall who - but it has grown back well and looks ready to give us blooms soon - suggesting that sometimes in gardening you really have to do some drastic stuff to make good things happen, but that doesn't stop it being scary when you do it for the first time.
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17 Jun, 2008
That was ME Buzzbee, and I added the comment about hard pruning to let you know that mine was OK! Glad yours is too. I shall have a go at my 'Goldflame' next year, as well.
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19 Jun, 2008
Thanks Spritzhenry - I've got a memory like a sieve - pleased to say mine is the better for it, so thank you.
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4 Jul, 2008
Sometimes it is possible for a plant to sprout a shoot that is different to the rest of the plant. I don't know what causes it but the shoot that is diferent is called a "sport". Fuchsias can do it and people have taken cuttings of the sport and grown them on to produce named varieties in their own right. There is one Fuchsia called "Swingtime" and it grew a sport that had golden leaves. This was grown on to produce a variety called "Golden Swingtime".
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6 Jul, 2008
Thanks for the imfo.,Blodyn You learn something new on here, always someone with the answer to a question
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3 Aug, 2008
Love the multi colored blooms on this shrub ! Also love the fact that it is a repeat bloomer. Great close-up !
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27 Aug, 2008
Great close-up, Janette. It makes the seedhead look like a flower.
On photo - Spiraea Goldflame seedhead
Members' notes...
Nice shrub Nice leaves little pinky red flowers
I have two slightly different species.
Beautiful golden foliage.
This little cutting was given to me way back around 1997 from a friend. I planted it and pretty much forgot about it. I've been wanting to move it for years because it has never bloomed and wouldn't grow. This spring I moved it to its own location and it finally bloomed and is growing !
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Pretty deciduous shrub bearing deep pink, pale pink and white flowers on the same plant. Prune out old flowering shoots in spring. Any soil in sun or shade. Height 60-90cm.
Gold-leaved cultivar originally a cutting from my parent's garden. Moved in autumn 2008 to the front garden where it should get more sun.
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1 Apr, 2008
One of my favourites Andrew.
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