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      Spiraea x bumalda

                                                                Bumald Spirea

• Form
  • small shrub
  • to 3' tall x 3' wide
  • rounded clump
  • medium rate
• Culture
  • full sun to partial shade
  • urban tolerant
  • takes well to light pruning after flowering to invigorate the foliage effect
• Foliage
  • emerging in various colors and usually changing to some shade of green
  • variable, depending upon cultivar or hybrid
• Flowers
  • white, pink, lavender, or red
  • June-July
  • 3" diameter flat inflorescences are very showy

• Function
  • border, entranceway, specimen, or group shrub
• Assets
  • tough shrub for very stressful situations (urban tolerant)
  • ever-changing foliage colors for some cultivars
• Purpose
  • shrub for attractive foliage color variants and three-week summer bloom period
• Summary
  • known as a low shrub that has urban tolerance, radiating thin stems, and mid-summer long-lasting showy inflorescences
  • foliage variants occur

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