spirea
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- noun
- /spaɪˈrɪə/
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espirea
- I spread straw in mixed borders where perennials are blended with shrubs like potentilla, spirea, and cotoneaster that capture leaves and won't easily let them go.
- spirea aphid
Examples
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Larger spirea bushes and rose of Sharon make good tall hedges for windbreaks.
Blog text (28) -
I think your bed looks fantastic as is, but I can understand why you'd like to get rid of the spirea.
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The old man watered the spirea at the far end of the porch.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ms. Plant is especially fond of spirea, deciduous shrubs that flower throughout the spring and summer.
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He stood up stiffly and walked along the side of the barn into the dark center bay and returned with the two-handled double-clawed tool he used to cut tree branches and the spirea bushes around the house.
Fiction book (1998) -
The mountains that lift to the silver sky are brilliant as lacquer; the greens are all bright as snake skins, mingling with foaming banks of pink and white spirea, yellow yamabuki, and the subtler pink of wild cherries.
Fiction book (2001) -
The spirea's clusters of white flowers bloom beautifully in the garden during spring.
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She planted a spirea near the entrance to add a splash of color to her yard.
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In our garden, the spirea thrives alongside other flowering shrubs, attracting many pollinators.
Synonyms
A garden shrub with arching branches and many small white flowers in spring
A shrub with clusters of small white or pink flowers often grown in gardens
A shrub with many small white flowers that blooms in spring
How Ornamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spirea comes from the old Greek word speira, which means 'coil' or 'wreath' and is the same root as spiral. The name points to the round, spiral clusters of its small flowers, so the origin helps you remember that spirea is a garden shrub with many small, showy blooms.