Scientific Name:
Spiraea japonica
'Little Princess'
Pronunciation:
spy-REE-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh
Common Name:
Little Princess spirea
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves deep, dark green; florets in pale pink, almost white 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:
Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
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):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Persistent
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)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : 647
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : 647