Plant Details
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor'
Width: Minimum 3 feet , Maximum 4 feet
This small deciduous shrub is easy to grow and has a compact attractive habit. In late spring to early summer its tight mounded foliage is dotted with flat clusters of white flowers. The tiny birch-like leaves are deep green with an almost iridescent sheen framing its bright blooms. In autumn, leaf shades of orange, red and purple add sparkle to the end of the season. Use it as a single specimen mixed among perennials or in drifts to edge shrub beds. The deep green leaves and white flowers on this compact plant create a lovely contrast to taller ornamental grasses, like Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' or to the soft flowing seed heads of Molinia caerulea, purple moor grass.
This small spirea prefers full sun to light or open shade. Plant it in rich moist to well-drained soil, although it will tolerate clay if the drainage is adequate. Provide regular water to this small shrub to keep it looking its best through the summer. A few older stems can be pruned to the ground in the winter every year. Alternatively, cut the entire shrub back to six to eight inches tall every three or four years and allow it to regrow.
(Source: Great Plant Picks)
6 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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Blue Heron Farm | Corvallis, OR | Email now | 541-754-4224 | Container: 3 | |
Chehalem Mountain Nursery Inc. | Hillsboro, OR | Email now | 503-628-3765 | Container: X | |
Harold M. Miller Landscape Nursery | Jefferson, OR | Email now | 503-399-1599 | Container: 2 | |
Hochstein Nursery LLC | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-357-5651 | Container: 2 | |
Loen Nursery Inc. | Woodburn, OR | Email now | 503-982-6300 | Container: 1 |
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Sester Farms Inc. | Gresham, OR | Email now | 503-663-4844 | Container: X |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:26 PM
Offering many moments of interest such as fresh apple green spring leaves, white flowers, fall color with flowers this tough plant performs well. 3' x 3'
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:26 PM
This Scandanavian selection of our western spirea makes a compact 2-3' mound of iridescent green leaves decorated with a profusion of white flowers in late spring followed by exceptional purple autumn color. Sun/Med
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