Scientific Name:
Spiraea japonica
'Goldmound'
Pronunciation:
spy-REE-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh
Common Name:
Goldmound spirea
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves bright yellow to golden yellow; flowers candy 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:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Yellow
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Double serrate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated, 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
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : 493
- (ONW) Overpass North side West