Spiraea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Japanese Spirea, Maybush 'Little Princess'

I got two Little Princesses at an end of season clearance sale. They got almost no attention (no water) for the first year and a half. It...Read More almost killed them. They were each a couple of twigs in a weed patch.

This spring I weeded out the area and have been watering regularly and they look great! You would never know they had been neglected so badly.

I planted 2 kinds of spirea, Little Princess and Shirobana. One took over my yard and I managed to finally remove the millions of shoots ...Read Moreas well as the original woody plants. I'm not sure which one was the bad one, Can you help me figure it out? Both pictures look about the same as my existing plant.

A wonderful little shrub. Mine is planted next to the driveway alongside a busy highway where it is neglected. It gets about four hours o...Read Moref sun per day and no care. It blooms a long time and even during the winter when it is bare of leaves, it looks fabulous. I have it paired with Powis Castle artemesia; a super good pairing with similar growing needs.

I've had this plant for 3 years now and I love it. It puts out dainty pink flowers in the late Spring, and my plants are getting ready t...Read Moreo put on another (smaller) show now in July. They remain compact but will fill the space you allot for them. A great shrub for hot/humid weather and can go a spell without water.

Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' is a wonderful small shrub that has small flowers in clusters. It reliably starts blooming in very la...Read Morete April or early May. Deadhead the spent blooms to encourage it to rebloom. I look forward to seeing its dainty blooms each year. I have had mine for many years and it has grown to well within the stated size.

They are beautiful bushes but from my experience they do grow a little bigger then the discription says. They flower wonderfully and the ...Read Morebutterflies do love them.