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'''''Spiraea prunifolia''''' (Bridalwreath) is a species of the genus ''[[Spiraea]]'', sometimes also called '''Spirea'''. Bridalwreath flowers mid-spring, around May 5th. It is native to [[Japan]], [[Korea]], and [[China]].
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Spiraea prunifolia, Sieb. & Zucc. Graceful shrub, 6 ft. high, with upright slender pubescent branches: lvs. ovate to oblong, denticulate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. pure white, about 1/3 in. across, on slender pedicels, in 3-6-fld. umbels; petals obovate, longer than stamens. May. China, Japan. Var. plena, Schneid. (via flore-pleno, Hort.). Fls. double, rather large. —Very handsome, early-flowering shrub, with dark green, shining foliage, turning orange in fall. The single-fld. form is less showy and rare in cult.; its foliage is lighter and not shining.
Spiraea prunifolia, Sieb. & Zucc. Graceful shrub, 6 ft. high, with upright slender pubescent branches: lvs. ovate to oblong, denticulate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. pure white, about 1/3 in. across, on slender pedicels, in 3-6-fld. umbels; petals obovate, longer than stamens. May. China, Japan. J.C.T. 22:12. Var. plena, Schneid. (via flore-pleno, Hort.). Fig. 3661. Fls. double, rather large. S.Z. 1:70. F.S. 2:153. Gn. 53, p. 185. A.G. 18:425. F.E. 9:593. Mn. 3, p. 42. G. 21:314; 27:132. G.M.50:187. Gn.M.3:208. F.E. 31:602.—Very handsome, early-flowering shrub, with dark green, shining foliage, turning orange in fall. The single-fld. form is less showy and rare in cult.; its foliage is lighter and not shining.
 
 
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 4 to 10
Flower features: white
Scientific Names

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Spiraea prunifolia (Bridalwreath) is a species of the genus Spiraea, sometimes also called Spirea. Bridalwreath flowers mid-spring, around May 5th. It is native to Japan, Korea, and China.


Read about Spiraea prunifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Spiraea prunifolia, Sieb. & Zucc. Graceful shrub, 6 ft. high, with upright slender pubescent branches: lvs. ovate to oblong, denticulate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. pure white, about 1/3 in. across, on slender pedicels, in 3-6-fld. umbels; petals obovate, longer than stamens. May. China, Japan. Var. plena, Schneid. (via flore-pleno, Hort.). Fls. double, rather large. —Very handsome, early-flowering shrub, with dark green, shining foliage, turning orange in fall. The single-fld. form is less showy and rare in cult.; its foliage is lighter and not shining. CH


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