Bridalwreath Spirea               sp-i-RE-a pru-ni-FO-li-a

• Deciduous shrub, 4-9 ft (1.2-2.4 m), open, leggy, wide as tall, stems slightly zig-zag.  Leaves small ( 2.5 x 1.3 cm) alternate, simple, elliptic-oblong, lustrous dark green, red or orange brown in fall.  Flowers double, white, with touches of green, 8 mm across, in clusters of 3-6, may cover leafless stems in spring (April).
• Sun
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Species native to Korea, China, and Taiwan.
• Bridalwreath Spirea
: both S. ´ vanhouttei and S. prunifolia 'Plena' are known by this name.
• Corvallis: small plant in SE area of Central Park.