General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves emerge a deep orange shade, maturing to golden yellow and turning red in autumn.
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Deep pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Japanese Spirea
  • Japanese Meadowsweet
  • Maybush
Also sold as:
  • Fire Light

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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