by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc
Douglas’ Spiraea, Rose Spiraea – Spiraea douglasii
Spiraeas have been staple landscape plants for at least the last century and a half. They are mostly deciduous shrubs with showy flowers in spring. The reason for their popularity was the ability of shipping distances during late winter and early spring. The plants could be dug and bare rooted, then shipped with some light weight slightly moist material surrounding the roots. The…
