Scientific Name:
Spiraea japonica
'Anthony Waterer'
Pronunciation:
spy-REE-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh
Common Name:
Anthony Waterer spirea
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves red-brown, mature to blue-green; florets in deep pink corymb. Winter ID: twigs slightly zigzag, reddish-brown, round, smooth except for tiny ridges, upright; buds ovoid; leaf scar crescent to U-shaped, persistent fruit.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border
Additional Info:
Google. Commonly sold under the hybrid name S. x bumalda.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Bronze-red maturing medium green but may have creamy white margins
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Falcate, Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Double serrate
Additional Info:
downy veins below
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Pink (dark pink)
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant)
