Spiraea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spirea, Maybush 'Anthony Waterer'

A very easy care plant. I have a row along the north side of my veggie garden, and when we built the house, I moved some of them to the...Read More front of the deck. They moved wonderfully, and bounced right back. The ones by the deck don't get as much water as the ones by the garden, but they are doing just as well.

I have several of these around our foundation and along the walkway in front. They make a wonderful foil to the Rosy Glow Barberry if yo...Read Moreu're looking for a companion plant.

I've had no problems with these since planting about 5 years ago, in fact, they grow so well that sometimes I have to cut them back in both spring and fall! They take pruning very nicely - I simply round mine - but even if you clip them back too far, they will spring back over the course of a year. You can clip off the old blooms once they fade and they will rebloom.

Mine are planted on both the north and south sides of my house and seem to thrive in full or partial sun. beautiful pink flowers in late spring, and again in late summer if cut back.
Moist well drained soil is what works here.

I just purchased three of these beautiful plants, but I don't know anything about how to take care of them.

I have several of these along the southeast side of my house and they have done beautifully. I live in zone 8 and they have come back e...Read Morevery year. I have never pruned them back; however, I do mulch them. They are carefree plants for me, and I would recommend them.

I live in the lower part of zone 8. Where this particular spirea is planted, it gets full sun off and on throughout the day. Make sure ...Read Moreto mulch well in winter and water plenty during the growing season. Dead head the old blooms for continued flowering.

I've had mixed results with this variety, and I can only recommend that you buy the biggest specimen you can find (3 gallon is preferable...Read More to a one-gallon, and I wouldn't bother with a quart-size plant.) Might be my skills as a gardener, but the smaller ones seem to have more winter kill problems, or just plain don't come back in the spring.

Once established, a very easy shrub - prune the dead branches in the spring, deadhead after it puts on the first flush of blooms, and you'll generally get a repeat bloom in the fall.