Scientific Name:
Spiraea
x
bumalda
'Dart's Red'
Pronunciation:
spy-REE-uh ex bew-MAL-duh
Common Name:
Dart's red spirea
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, lanceolate, serrated, reddish-purple in fall; flowers dark red fading to rosy pink with age.
Habit:
Dense, Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Mounded, Oval - horizontal, Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Note: Spiraea x bumalda is considered a synonym of S. japonica 'Bumalda'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
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, Jul
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
