Spiraea thunbergii - 1.5 Ltr pot

Bulletpoints
* attractive yellow, orange-red autumn colouring * suitable for containers * tolerates pruning * sensitive to late frost, tolerates shade

Leaves
Attractive yellow to orange-red autumn colouring. Long lasting.

Growth habit
Thunberg spiraea is bushy and loose in structure.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
This plant is tolerant of pruning.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Thinning pruning is recommended, in which only the shoots that are too dense are removed. - A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The white flowers appear in umbels from April to May.

Use
Tubs, hedge (pruning), group planting, rock garden, bed edging

Root
Spiraea thunbergii is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.