Spiraea × vanhouttei
Common name:
Van Houtte Spirea
Bridal Wreath Spirea
Pronunciation:
spi-RE-a X van-HOOT-e-i
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Deciduous shrub, 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m), arching, fountain-like. Leaves alternate, simple, 2-4.5 cm long, apex pointed, base tapering, teeth irregular and coarse, obscurely to 3 to 5-lobed, dull bluish green in summer; little or no fall color, especially in shade, occasionally in full sun an overcast of purple or red-brown. Flowers white, 8 mm across, on 2.5-5 cm clusters (umbles), showy.
- Sun, most popular of the spireas [Dirr (1990, p. 808) "the arching, fountain-like habit coupled with the profusion of white flowers has contributed to its popularity with the masses"]. A good Spiraea for the Pacific Northwest.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 3 Hybrid of S. trilobata × S. cantoniensis, developed in 1862 in France.
- 'Pink Ice' is a variegated form in which the leaves are mottled green and pink when young,then green when mature
- Bridalwreath Spirea: both S. × vanhouttei and S. prunifolia 'Plena' are known by this common name.
- Oregon State Univ. campus: west side of the Memorial Union.