Plant Detail
Snowmound Spirea
| Scientific name | Spiraea nipponica tosaensis 'Snowmound' |
| Common name | Snowmound Spirea |
| Type | Shrubs |
| Variety | Deciduous |
| USDA Zone hardiness | 4a - 8b |
| Exposure | Full sun |
| Height | 2 to 3' |
| Spread | 2 to 3' |
Compact spreading plant with a profusion of white flowers in early summer. Best in full sun in moist, well-drained soils, but is very adaptable to poor soils, clay soils, dry soils, soils of various pH, heat, drought. Like other spirea snowmound takes well to heavy pruning. Blue-green foliage, the white flowers 1" diameter cover the arching foliaged stems of the shrub in late May.
