Spiraea Species, Bridal Wreath Spiraea

Does anyone know if the root system of the Bridal Wreath Spirea will do ok in a 3x3x3 brick container with a drip water system, in Zone 4...Read Morea? I am concerned that it would eventually become root-bound and need to be removed.

Wondering If anyone has a suggestion about repairing a Bridal Wreath that may have been overpruned? As far as I can tell this plant needs...Read More very little maintanance. I have removed a lot of dead stalks from the center but it still has some dead frons and Im not sure what t do, any ideas?

We live in NE Washington where it gets very cold and a lot of snow. It grows well here It is in the center of our front yard and was be...Read Moreautiful this year.

I have a bridal wreath in the front of my home. Im sure its been here for some time considering the size of it. Yet it was never pruned o...Read Morer taken care of at all. Also it really didnt produce very many flowers even though it gets plenty of sun. I had the whole bush cut down just to the lowest branches so that i could control the size of it. About how long will it take to regrow? I love this bush because its easy to maintain and its georgeous. Any advise would be helpful. Thanks!

Julie Tomblin

My neighbor, 2 doors down, has several of these bushes as a front foundation planting and they are more than 70 years old and over 10' ta...Read Morell. They almost stop traffic on our busy street when they bloom in the Spring.
I have 1 bush along our back fence that was the dwarf "Peppermint Stick" variety when we planted it years ago. It is now a non-dwarf, white, bridal wreath bush. I now have to cut it back almost to the ground every year in late winter/early spring to control the size. I think the "Peppermint Stick" may have been grafted onto the hardier white rootstock, the graft part died and the original rootstock grew. The pink was nice but the white is incredible, as long as it doesn't knock down the neighbors' fence...

This shrub requires virtually no care. It reliably puts on a beautiful spring show every year. Can't go wrong with this one.

I wanted to let people know this definitely grows in CA. I did not see it on the list and thought it should be added so others in my zone...Read More might try it. I am in zone 10 I believe(possibly 9), in the high desert. I have had the bridal's wreath spirea for 4 yrs now. It survives snow and 30 degrees above zero winter temperatures(probably even down to 15 above zero in the evenings). It survives 120 degree summer heat. It survives hard clay soil! I can't say enough how amazing this plant really is and how little it requires it care. It really is an excellent hardy bush! I just wish it could bloom all the time its so beautiful.

One of my favorite shrubs. I remember it from my childhood in the South where it makes enormous sprays of white flowers in the spring. ...Read MoreI have it growing in my current yard in New Mexico where it is just as beautiful. For me, I believe my favorite aspect of this plant is the drooping sprays in the spring. The shrub is well behaved and innocuous during the rest of the year.

My grandmother had this growing in her side yard where it got afternoon sun. I loved it! We would weave the blooming branches into wrea...Read Moreths to wear in our hair. She had managed to get it to grow in a well maintained clump that was very attractive and elegant when it bloomed. Lily of the Valley grew at it's feet.

I see it all the time around here along the highways.

I lived in an apartment for a short while, and there were some young Bridal Wreaths there. One day I went out, and someone had ripped on...Read Moree up and thrown it down. I took the half-dead plant to my Mom, and she put in the ground. It has thrived ever since. My only complaint is that I wish the bloom span was longer. Blooms in May in my garden. My information says it can take partial sun. Pruning should be done immediately after flowering.

Bridal wreath spirea is an oldfashioned shrub commonly found on deserted farmsteads in our area. It spreads by runners to form a thicket ...Read Moreif not mowed around. Extremely cold and drought hardy, and insect resistant. The pure white flowers are born in long sprays that can be fashioned into wreaths and worn on the head for a special occasion, hence the name. As the flowers fade, the rather small leaves emerge. In autumn the foliage turns beautiful gold and orange and rust colors if the plant is in full sun. When pruning is called for the twigs can be bundled together to make a nice swag to decorate. The plants can be quite tall, 8-10 feet, and that big around if allowed. Very easy to start a new plant by digging a runner. Difficult to totally dig out an old one since every piece of root will sprout for years afterwards. The growth habit is more upright than the Vanhoutte spireas.
I grow the double-flowered form 'Plena'.

The Bridal Wreath that I have has bloomed the last 40 or so years. Three years ago it was dug up form its original location north side o...Read Moref back yard and transplanted to the west side both partially shaded. The transplant took wonderfully and now the shrub is pushing new growth from the base. The blooms are beautiful as shown in photo submitted.