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Spiraea japonica var. alpina

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Spiraea japonica var. alpina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Spiraea
Species:
Variety:
S. j. var. alpina
Trinomial name
Spiraea japonica var. alpina
Maxim.

Spiraea japonica var. alpina, also known as the alpine spirea or daphne spirea, is a low-growing, rounded, deciduous shrub that has pink flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring to mid summer. The leaves are small, oval, sharply toothed, and blue green-colored. In the fall they turn red and orange.

The shrub grows to a height of .75 to 1 foot (0.23 to 0.30 m), with a spread of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m). They are native to Japan but grow in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 8.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Spiraea japonica 'Nana'". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved June 11, 2018. data